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Can reflex sympathetic dystrophy cause the small saphenous vein to stick out of the leg w/ below knee swelling?

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Dr. Austin Yeargan answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

It can: it can cause basically any dystrophic change in the lower extremity although what you describe is not specifically pathognomonic for CRPS. Has someone diagnosed you with that?

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Answered 5/12/2015

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