Complex regional pain syndrome type I (shoulder-hand syndrome) in an elderly patient after open cardiac surgical intervention; a case report [Eastern J Med]
Complex regional pain syndrome type I (shoulder-hand syndrome) in an elderly patient after open cardiac surgical intervention; a case report
Levent Ediz1, Mehmet Fethi Ceylan2, Özcan Hız1, İbrahim Tekeoğlu31 2 3
We described the first case report in the literature who developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS type I) symptoms in his right shoulder and right hand within 15 days after open cardiac surgery and discussed shoulder-hand syndrome (CRPS type I) and frozen shoulder diagnosis along with the reasons of no report of CRPS type I in these patients. We also speculated whether frozen shoulder seen in postthoracotomy and postcardiac surgery patients might be CRPS type I in fact.
Levent Ediz, Mehmet Fethi Ceylan, Özcan Hız, İbrahim Tekeoğlu. Complex regional pain syndrome type I (shoulder-hand syndrome) in an elderly patient after open cardiac surgical intervention; a case report. Eastern J Med. 2011; 16(1): 56-58 Manuscript Language: English