The patient, an 87-year-old woman, presented with a circular and pruritic rash that had been present on her right shin for 3 days. She had no fever. View the image taken (Figure 1) and consider what your diagnosis would be. Resolution of the case is described on the next page. >
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January 2008
Clinical Challenge: January, 2008
Insights In Images: October, 2007
The patient pictured presented with two hours of intense pain and redness along the left side of her head and down her left arm. Though this could easily be mistaken for an infectious process, it was actually reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), also referred to as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) type I. By any name, however, this is a rare and poorly understood neurological condition. It may manifest by way of sensory, focal autonomic, or …
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