I don't know if it is the same...but from time to time I get an awful rash like breakout on my RSD areas. There are little red bumps and the skin turns red...and of course it itches like crazy and is very painful. The doctor said it was because of the inflammation and in my research I have found that this happens to many people with RSD in their RSD areas. It goes away...but while I have it I literally feel like I am losing my mind.