Kompartmentsyndrom efter hugormebid

Casper Roed; Lasse Bayer; Anne-Mette Kjaer Lebech; Jesper Brøndum Poulsen; Terese Katzenstein

Kompartmentsyndrom efter hugormebid

Translated title of the contribution: Compartment syndrome following adder bites

Casper Roed, Lasse Bayer, Anne-Mette Kjaer Lebech, Jesper Brøndum Poulsen, Terese Katzenstein

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Abstract

Bites from the adder, Vipera Berus, can have serious clinical consequences due to systemic effects. Meanwhile, the local swelling calls for attention as well. Two cases of seven- and eleven-year-old boys are reported. The first patient was bitten in the 5th toe, the second in the thumb. Both developed fasciotomy-requiring compartment syndrome of the lower and upper limb, respectively. Recognition of this most seldom complication of an adder bite is vital to save the limb. We recommend that the classical signs and symptoms of compartment syndrome serve as indication for surgery. However, compartment pressure measurement can be helpful in the assessment of children.

Translated title of the contribution	Compartment syndrome following adder bites
Original language	Danish
Journal	Ugeskrift for læger
Volume	171
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	327-8
Number of pages	2
ISSN	0041-5782
Publication status	Published - 2009

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Kompartmentsyndrom efter hugormebid

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