Abstract
Bilateral atraumatic acute anterior compartment syndrome of the legs with rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury
Highlights
Acute Compartment Syndrome (ACS) occurs within closed fascial compartments where the intra-compartmental pressure increases progressively, resulting in reduced tissue perfusion within the compartment [1]
This report describes such a patient with atraumatic bilateral ACS complicated with rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury (AKI)
The earliest description of atraumatic exercise induced ACS dates back to 1954, where Dr Edward Wilson described his own symptoms during an Antarctic expedition [4]
Summary
Nalaka Gunawansa1,2, Sameera Jayasinghe3 1 National Institute of Nephrology Dialysis and Transplant, Sri Lanka 2 University of Liverpool, United Kingdom 3 National Hospital of Sri Lanka Key words: compartment syndrome; fasciotomy; rhabdomyolysis; acute kidney injury; exercise
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