Acute compartment syndrome of the hand in Henoch-Schonlein Purpura.

G.E. Luis
E.S. Ng

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2007

Abstract

ABSTRACT: An eight year old boy with Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP) presented with acute compartment syndrome (ACS) of his left hand following arterial cannulation of his radial artery in intensive care unit. Emergency decompression and fasciotomy were performed. The authors report this first case in literature and discuss how HSP can be complicated by ACS and ways to prevent the latter from happening.

Keywords

Henoch-Schonlein Purpura(HSP)

Divisions

fac_med

Publication Title

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volume

1

Publisher

BioMed Central

Additional Information

Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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