REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY WITH OSTEOBL ASTOMA OF THE RIGHT TALUS AND MAJOR DEPRESSION IN A 12-YEAR-OLD BOY - A CASE-REPORT

A case report. This is a case report of a 12-year-old boy with reflex sympathetic dystrophy who had surgery for two benign tumors of the rig ht talus. The reflex sympathetic dystrophy began before the first tumo r was diagnosed and at a time when the boy was under emotional stress because of conflicts relating to his parents' divorce. The case is typ ical of reflex sympathetic dystrophy in children, which is only rarely reported. Associated with the syndrome are anxiety, depressive sympto ms, emotional instability and acute stressful life events, which makes an interdisciplinary approach imperative.