Olecranon Bursitis Causing Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome in a Hemiplegic Extremity

Te-Jung Liu, Shao-Chi Lu, Shin-Tsu Chang^*

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taoyuan Armed Force General Hospital, Taoyuan.

DOI: 10.4236/ojo.2012.23024                

Abstract

Olecranon bursitis is rarely seen in patients with stroke, but reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome is not. Here, we report a stroke case, which represented the clinical symptom of reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome after development of olecranon bursitis in few days, and describe his clinical association between both conditions. Sonographicpicture of the right elbow in this case is shown.

Keywords

Olecranon Bursitis; Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome; Stroke

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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