Evidence for Immune System Involvement in Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
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- 1 April 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
- Vol. 23 (2) , 147-150
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0266-7681(98)80162-9
Abstract
Skin biopsies from patients with reflex sympathetic dystrophy were immunostained using a variety of antisera. An incidental finding with S100 staining was the presence of numerous Langerhans cells in the epidermis. All patients had significant pain at the time of biopsy, and all had symptoms refractory to treatment. The potential implications of this finding are discussed.Keywords
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