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
Materias:
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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Sumario: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-year-old Caucasian man presented as an emergency with spontaneous onset of pain in both legs and signs of compartment syndrome. This was confirmed on fasciotomy. Blood culture grew Streptococcus pneumoniae. CONCLUSION: Sepsis should be strongly suspected in bilateral acute compartment syndrome of spontaneous onset.

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