title: Compartment syndrome of the arm and disseminated intravascular coagulation.
abstract: We present the case of a woman who had coagulopathy and sepsis and who developed compartment syndrome of the arm. We discuss recognition and treatment of arm compartment syndrome and review the literature regarding this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bacal
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lampman
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Hogikyan
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Wolk
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000150:complications*; D016972:Enterobacter cloacae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged