La termografía basal como herramienta diagnóstica en el síndrome de dolor regional complejo tipo 2

Vasilenko Vladislav; Juan Carlos M. Andreani

doi:10.47924/neurotarget2009319

Authors

Vasilenko Vladislav Sanatorio Ateneo
Juan Carlos M. Andreani Neuro-rehabilitation Institute in Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47924/neurotarget2009319

Keywords:

diagnosis, pain, chronic pain, complex regional pain syndrome, thermography

Abstract

We present our experience with thermography for diagnosis of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) type II with unilateral predominance.

We describe the results in fourteen patients, in which we found significant differences when comparing the sick side with the healthy or less affected one, with parallel increases with disease’s time of evolution.

Our findings show that thermography can be a useful diagnostic method for long - term evolution Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type 2.

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