Acute compartment syndrome of the hand in Henoch-Schonlein Purpura

<p>Abstract</p> <p>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 autho...

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Main Authors: Luis Guntur E, Ng Eng-Seng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/1/1/6