Table 1

Various features that may accompany RSD and pain

Allodynia, hyperalgesia, hyperpathia, hyperaesthesia, dysaesthesia, hypoaesthesia
Skin erythematous, cyanosed, pale or blotchy
Excessive, reduced, or absent sweating
Inappropriate warmth or coldness
Swelling, atrophy, or pigmentation of skin
Loss of skin wrinkles or glossiness
Excess or loss of hair
Nails ridged, curved, thin, brittle, or clubbed
Subcutaneous atrophy or thickening
Dupuytren's and other contractures
Joint stiffness, acute or chronic arthritis
Osteoporosis: spotty, localised, or widespread
Muscle wasting and weakness
Involuntary movements: tremor, dystonia, spasms
Detrusor and urinary sphincter dysfunction
  • Modified from Schott4 by permission of Oxford University Press.