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Autoerythrocyte sensitization (Gardner-Diamond) syndrome mimicking compartment syndrome
V Karatosun1, S Satoğlu, I Günal
1Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey. vasfi.karatosun@deu.edu.tr
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
|July 3, 2003
Abstract:
We report a case with an unusual manifestation of autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome (Gardner-Diamond syndrome). The patient had the clinical signs of compartment syndrome of the forearm requiring fasciotomy. Dermatological signs identical to Gardner-Diamond syndrome should alert the physician to avoid unnecessary fasciotomy, as these patients respond well to psychiatric treatment as in the present case.