[Vascular explorations in the diagnosis of algodystrophy].

We applied to a group of 44 patients, clinically affected by algodystrophy, a protocol of vascular explorations (Doppler, capillaroscopy, basal plethysmography, reactive hyperemia test and measurements of the oxygen transcutaneous pressure) in order to analyze their contribution to the detection of such disease, concluding that Doppler, capillaroscopy and plethysmography do not contribute with quantifiable results. On the contrary, the reactive hyperemia test and the measurements of the oxygen transcutaneous pressure showed up as explorations able to quantify the degree of microcirculatory disorder in the algodystrophy and to allow its evolutive follow-up.