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Acute Isolated Thenar Compartment Syndrome in a Patient with Evans Syndrome: A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Acute compartment syndrome of the hand is a rare medical emergency, most often associated with trauma or fracture. CASE REPORT: Here, we describe a rare case of isolated thenar compartment syndrome of the hand in the absence of major trauma as the presenting symptom of pancytopenia due...

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Autores principales: Jiang, Elisabeth, Kim, Kevin H., Babigian, Alan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9697890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36427036
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2022.8.57193
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Acute compartment syndrome of the hand is a rare medical emergency, most often associated with trauma or fracture. CASE REPORT: Here, we describe a rare case of isolated thenar compartment syndrome of the hand in the absence of major trauma as the presenting symptom of pancytopenia due to Evans syndrome, an uncommon autoimmune hematologic disorder. CONCLUSION: In cases of atraumatic compartment syndrome, it is critical to evaluate for underlying coagulopathy in patients presenting to the emergency department.