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Reflex sympathetic dystrophy

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Complex regional pain syndrome - develops following a previous injury and presents as ongoing severe pain disproportionate to the signs and follows a non-anatomical distribution. e.g. pain in knee but whole leg swelling
Will also have cool overlying skin.

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