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3379291

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-7-25
pubmed:abstractText
Although the cause of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) remains unknown, hyperactivity of the sympathetic nerves and secondary vasospasm may be pathogenic in this syndrome. A retrospective epidemiologic study of RSD was done on 53 in-patients from 1978-1985. Cigarette smoking was strikingly increased in patient frequency in RSD (68% versus 37% of hospitalized controls, p less than 0.0001). Eighty-seven percent of the patients had a history of trauma or surgery, and 38% had other associated diseases. Cigarette smoking is statistically linked to RSD and may be involved in its pathogenesis by enhancing sympathetic activity, vasoconstriction, or by some other unknown mechanism.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0363-5023
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
458-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy and cigarette smoking.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43699.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article