Neonatal Extremity Compartment Syndrome: A Rare Diagnosis Requiring Prompt Recognition
Neonatal extremity compartment syndrome is an extremely rare diagnosis. Risk factors that predispose infants to a hypercoagulable state or trauma have been implicated, but the exact mechanisms remain poorly understood. The hallmark of the condition is extremity swelling with sentinel skin changes. W...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2020-10-01
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Series: | American Journal of Perinatology Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1721654 |