Is adolescent osteomalacia an etiological factor in sympathetic dystrophy?
JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION, cilt.21, sa.1, ss.67-70, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2008
- Doi Numarası: 10.3233/bmr-2008-21110
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.67-70
- Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is characterized by severe pain, swelling, autonomic dysfunction and usually affects extremities following trauma. In this case we report a 16-year-old female patient who had undergone several operations on the distal of the right lower extremity over a period of 1.5 years. During the follow-up she was determined to have adolescent osteomalacia ( primary vitamin D deficiency) and RSD findings at the right lower extremity. We also examined reports in the literature concerning the probable initiator role of vitamin D deficiency among the mechanisms of RSD occurrence. This is the first report of primary vitamin D deficiency accompanied by RSD in an adolescent with multiple fractures.