A misplaced intramuscular injection and limb-threatening ischemia.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 29417035.
- Also identified by DOI 10.4103/2249-4863.222058 and PMC identifier 5787982.
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Abstract
Femoral artery thrombosis is a rare complication of intramuscular (IM) injection in children. A 12-month-old boy presented with right lower limb ischemia and digital gangrene 3 days after an injection of ceftriaxone administered to his medial aspect of the right thigh. Successful thrombolysis and partial limb salvage was possible with enoxaparin despite a late presentation. Unnecessary and unsafe IM injection in community practice might lead to such devastating outcome which should be avoided.