Acute forearm compartment syndrome associated with HIV-induced thrombocytopenia

Abstract

Acute compartment syndrome is most commonly associated with an upper extremity fracture; however, nontraumatic cases of acute forearm compartment syndrome associated with hemophilia’-’ and leukemic infiltrate@ have been documented. We describe a case of acute compartment syndrome following relatively minor trauma in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated thrombocytopenia.