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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Main Authors: Nicholas T. Severyn, Kok Lim Kua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2020-10-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1721654