Acute compartment syndrome of the hand in Henoch-Schonlein Purpura

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
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spelling doaj-1dfb50c70b7141fca8d520d87c3ec7ed2020-11-24T23:16:16ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472007-03-0111610.1186/1752-1947-1-6Acute compartment syndrome of the hand in Henoch-Schonlein PurpuraLuis Guntur ENg Eng-Seng<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 authors report this first case in literature and discuss how HSP can be complicated by ACS and ways to prevent the latter from happening.</p> http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/1/1/6
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Acute compartment syndrome of the hand in Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
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title Acute compartment syndrome of the hand in Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
title_short Acute compartment syndrome of the hand in Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
title_full Acute compartment syndrome of the hand in Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
title_fullStr Acute compartment syndrome of the hand in Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
title_full_unstemmed Acute compartment syndrome of the hand in Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
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description <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 authors report this first case in literature and discuss how HSP can be complicated by ACS and ways to prevent the latter from happening.</p>
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