title: Presentation of compartment syndrome without an obvious cause can delay treatment. A case report.
abstract: Compartment syndrome is a serious condition which leads to chronic morbidity unless an urgent decompression of the affected area is performed. An increased intra compartmental pressure commonly occurs after a physical insult though rarer causes have been identified. We report an atypical presentation of compartment syndrome and subsequent delayed intervention where there was no identifiable aetiological factor. Frontline medical staff must rule out compartment syndrome early so that complications secondary to compartment syndrome can be avoided.
authors.affiliation: Royal London Hospital, London, U.K. jojojoshaikh@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Naveed
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shaikh
authors.forename: Mathew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D020427:Peroneal Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors