Upper Extremity Compartment Syndrome in the Setting of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens: Case Report

Mazen I. Bedri; Abtin H. Khosravi; Scott D. Lifchez

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.08.003

Upper Extremity Compartment Syndrome in the Setting of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens: Case Report

Mazen I. Bedri, Abtin H. Khosravi, Scott D. Lifchez

School of Medicine

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1859-1863
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume	34
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.08.003
State	Published - Dec 2009

Keywords

Compartment syndrome
phlegmasia cerulea dolens
venous gangrene
venous thrombosis

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Surgery
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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