Spontaneous sequential compartment syndrome of the lower limbs.
Spontaneous compartment syndrome is a rare condition and requires urgent surgical treatment to achieve favorable outcome. Several cases have been reported in the literature, and it has been associated with patients with diabetes. We present a case of acute spontaneous sequential compartment syndrome of the lower limbs in a patient with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes.
1Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Nottingham University Hospital, Nottingham, United Kigdom.
Said
S
Abisi
Yao Pey
YP
Yong
Andrew
A
Beech
Akin
A
Oluwole
William
W
Tennant
D000328:Adult; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents
compartment syndrome; diabetes mellitus; fasciotomy