[Takayasu arteritis and the algodystrophic syndrome].

Algodystrophic syndrome represents a group of symptoms involving pain and oedema of the affected extremity, with movement disorders, vegetative and vasomotor disturbances and focal osteoporosis development. The key role in the pathogenesis of the syndrome plays intensive and prolonged stimulation of pain receptors. The authors present a case report of 47 years old woman with Takayasu's arteritis complicated by skin defects on right instep and sole with consequent development of algodystrophic syndrome on both lower extremities. Combined influence of both types of nociceptive stimuli is demonstrated, ischaemic-obstruction of peripheral arteries and alterative-skin defects. (Fig. 3, Ref. 13.)