Pneumococcal sepsis presenting as acute compartment syndrome of the lower limbs: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Acute compartment syndrome is a surgical emergency requiring immediate fasciotomy. Spontaneous onset of acute compartment syndrome of the lower limbs is rare. We present a very rare case of pneumococcal sepsis leading to spontaneous acute compartment syndrome. CASE PRESENTATION: A 40-y...

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Autores principales: Doddi, Sudeendra, Singhal, Tarun, Sinha, Prakash
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2644321/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19203372
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-55

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2644321/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19203372
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-55

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