Abstract
Photophobia and neuropatic pain in Sudeck´s syndrome
Highlights
Sudeck syndrome [1,2,3] is a neuropathic/inflammatory pain disorder characterized by [1,2,3]: severe pain that extends further than the injured area and disproportionate to the initial event; autonomic dysfunction with sympathetic hyperactivity; neuropathic oedema and motor disorders; atrophy and/or dystrophy
We present a case of a patient presenting intense and disabling photophobia, and neuropathic ocular pain, that was diagnosed with Sudeck syndrome
Photophobia is described as abnormal intolerance to light [5,6,7] and it can be accompanied by several ophthalmological diseases such as dry eye, conjunctivitis, uveitis, episcleritis, certain ocular drugs, cataract or refractive surgery
Summary
Sudeck syndrome [1,2,3] is a neuropathic/inflammatory pain disorder characterized by [1,2,3]: severe pain that extends further than the injured area and disproportionate to the initial event; autonomic dysfunction with sympathetic hyperactivity; neuropathic oedema and motor disorders; atrophy and/or dystrophy. We present a case of a patient presenting intense and disabling photophobia, and neuropathic ocular pain, that was diagnosed with Sudeck syndrome A 14-year-old patient was diagnosed with Sudeck syndrome by the Paediatric Rheumatologists following a foot trauma three years after the injury, being a diagnosis of exclusion as no other cause was relevant.
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