Contralateral compartment syndrome inoculated by invasive group A streptococcus

Description

Compartment syndrome is a rare but a well-documented complication in patients with trauma-induced group A streptococcus infection. Here, we present a case of a male who developed compartment syndrome on the left lower extremity after an injury inoculated by group A streptococcus on the right lower extremity. The patient was resuscitated with antibiotics, urgent fasciotomy, and immunoglobulin. The patient was eventually transferred to a burn center for further care.

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1. Contralateral compartment syndrome inoculated by invasive group A streptococcus 2017, 6 (5):33007 Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
2. 2000-9666
3. 27802865
4. 10.3402/jchimp.v6.33007
5. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622921
6. http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/622921
7. Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

Tags

group A streptococcus

toxic shock syndrome

acute compartment syndrome

multi-organ failure

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/622921
Date	24 January 2017
Creators	Chen, Huiwen, Mcphillips, Sean Thomas, Chundi, Vishnu
Contributors	Univ Arizona, Dept Gen Surg
Publisher	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Source Sets	University of Arizona
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Article
Rights	© 2016 Huiwen Chen et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Relation	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3402/jchimp.v6.33007