Upper extremity compartment syndrome in the setting of deep venous thrombosis and phlegmasia cerulea dolens: case report.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.08.003.
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Abstract
Forearm compartment syndrome is an uncommon but emergent condition that can threaten limb and life. An uncommon cause of compartment syndrome is deep venous thrombosis, usually in the setting of phlegmasia cerulea dolens of the lower extremity. We present a case of compartment syndrome secondary to venous occlusion of the upper extremity due to phlegmasia cerulea dolens in a patient with metastatic lung cancer.
Medical subject headings
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Brachiocephalic Veins
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
- Compartment Syndromes
- Forearm
- Infusions, Intravenous
- Lung Neoplasms
- Thrombophlebitis
- Venous Thrombosis
Anatomy
- radius/ulna