Derm Diagnoses

The patient pictured presented with two hours of intense pain and redness along the left side of her head and down her left arm. Though this could easily be mistaken for an infectious process, it was actually reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), also referred to as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) type I. By any name, however, this is a rare and poorly understood neurological condition. It may manifest by way of sensory, focal autonomic, or …