title: Acute compartment syndrome of both lower legs caused by ruptured tibial artery aneurysm in a patient with polyarteritis nodosa: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: A unique case of acute compartment syndrome of both lower legs caused by a ruptured tibial artery in a patient with polyarteritis nodosa is reported. No similar cases have been reported in the literature. A review of the literature on ruptured aneurysms in patients with polyarteritis nodosa is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Integrated Surgical Residency Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96813.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hasaniya
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Katzen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications*; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D016909:Tibial Arteries