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Upper limb compartment syndrome after an adder bite: a case report.

Mohamed Faouzi Hamdi¹, Sayed Baccari, Mehdi Daghfous

¹Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital of Fattouma Bourguiba University, Monastir, Tunisia. hamdi.medfaouzi@yahoo.fr

Chinese Journal of Traumatology = Zhonghua Chuang Shang Za Zhi

|April 2, 2010

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Compartment syndrome after an adder bite is rare, but can occur. Prompt surgical fasciotomy led to full recovery in a case of upper limb envenomation.

Area of Science:

Toxicology
Vascular Surgery
Emergency Medicine

Background:

Compartment syndrome is a rare complication of snakebites, typically secondary to venom's cytotoxic and hemorrhagic effects.
Adder bites can cause local tissue damage, but systemic effects are more commonly reported.

Observation:

A case of compartment syndrome in the upper limb following an adder bite to the thenar eminence was observed.
Clinical presentation included elevated compartment pressure, indicating a surgical emergency.

Findings:

Immediate surgical fasciotomy was performed to decompress the affected compartment.
The patient experienced complete recovery with good functional outcome after the intervention.

Implications:

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