Acute limb ischemia secondary to myositis-induced compartment syndrome in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection - PubMed (original) (raw)

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doi: 10.1067/mva.2003.179.

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Acute limb ischemia secondary to myositis-induced compartment syndrome in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection

Russell Lam et al. J Vasc Surg. 2003 May.

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Abstract

Myositis, while uncommon, develops more frequently in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. We report a case of acute lower leg ischemia caused by myositis in such a patient. Urgent four-compartment fasciotomy of the lower leg was performed, which decompressed the compartmental hypertension and reversed the arterial ischemia. This case underscores the importance of recognizing compartment syndrome as a cause of acute limb ischemia.

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