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[Acute compartment syndrome as a complication of cutaneous loxoscelism mainly edematous]
Rocío Jara1, Celso Castillo1, María Valdés1
1Unidad de Cirugía Plástica, Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Abstract:
Acute compartment syndrome (ACS) is the increase of pressure in a closed osteofascial space. This reduces capillary perfusion below the level necessary for tissue viability. Injury could be irreversible if proper treatment is not performed. Hand ACS secondary to cutaneous loxoscelism with edematous predominance is extremely infrequent. We present a clinical case of a 22-year-old patient who started a hand compartment syndrome secondary to cutaneous loxoscelism (CL), requiring emergency surgical treatment with dorsal and palmar fasciotomy.
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