A Rare Cause of Swelling and Pain in Extremities in Children: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

ABSTRACT

Complex regional pain syndrome is a condition of uncertainetiology characterized by spontaneous or stimulus-induced painthat is out of proportion to the inciting event. We report a 14-year-7-month-old girl with swelling of the left hand and wrist, wasdiagnosed as complex regional pain syndrome. The patient wastreated successfully with physical therapy and non-steroidalanti-inflammatory drugs. This condition should be kept in mind inthe differential diagnosis of musculoskeletal non-inflammatoryand inflammatory pains