A case of acute compartment syndrome of upper limb in a dengue haemorrhagic fever patient secondary to intravenous cannula insertion

Dengue fever with its haemorrhagic complications is a common viral illness in Malaysia which can sometimes lead to high morbidity and mortality. We present a case report of a 27-year-old male who was admitted to our hospital with dengue haemorrhagic fever. He developed multiple hematomas and bruisin...

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Main Authors:	Subramaniam, Kishan Rao, Karupiah, Rajandra Kumar, Raj, Jeffry, Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Crimson Publishers 2019
Subjects:	RD701 Orthopedics
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spelling	iium-719032019-05-02T04:03:14Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/71903/ A case of acute compartment syndrome of upper limb in a dengue haemorrhagic fever patient secondary to intravenous cannula insertion Subramaniam, Kishan Rao Karupiah, Rajandra Kumar Raj, Jeffry Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri RD701 Orthopedics Dengue fever with its haemorrhagic complications is a common viral illness in Malaysia which can sometimes lead to high morbidity and mortality. We present a case report of a 27-year-old male who was admitted to our hospital with dengue haemorrhagic fever. He developed multiple hematomas and bruising in his right forearm and arm due to intravenous cannula insertion. Due to coexisting thrombocytopenia, the limb progressed to acute compartment syndrome and emergency fasciotomy was done and his limb was salvaged. This case illustrates an important potential complication of dengue fever and the importance of timing of surgery in the event of compartment syndrome. Crimson Publishers 2019-04-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71903/1/Jurnal%2010.pdf Subramaniam, Kishan Rao and Karupiah, Rajandra Kumar and Raj, Jeffry and Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri (2019) A case of acute compartment syndrome of upper limb in a dengue haemorrhagic fever patient secondary to intravenous cannula insertion. Orthopaedic Research Online Journal, 5 (3). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2576-8875 https://crimsonpublishers.com/oproj/pdf/OPROJ.000614.pdf 10.31031/OPROJ.2019.05.000614
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spellingShingle	RD701 Orthopedics Subramaniam, Kishan Rao Karupiah, Rajandra Kumar Raj, Jeffry Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri A case of acute compartment syndrome of upper limb in a dengue haemorrhagic fever patient secondary to intravenous cannula insertion
description	Dengue fever with its haemorrhagic complications is a common viral illness in Malaysia which can sometimes lead to high morbidity and mortality. We present a case report of a 27-year-old male who was admitted to our hospital with dengue haemorrhagic fever. He developed multiple hematomas and bruising in his right forearm and arm due to intravenous cannula insertion. Due to coexisting thrombocytopenia, the limb progressed to acute compartment syndrome and emergency fasciotomy was done and his limb was salvaged. This case illustrates an important potential complication of dengue fever and the importance of timing of surgery in the event of compartment syndrome.
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author	Subramaniam, Kishan Rao Karupiah, Rajandra Kumar Raj, Jeffry Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri
author_facet	Subramaniam, Kishan Rao Karupiah, Rajandra Kumar Raj, Jeffry Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri
author_sort	Subramaniam, Kishan Rao
title	A case of acute compartment syndrome of upper limb in a dengue haemorrhagic fever patient secondary to intravenous cannula insertion
title_short	A case of acute compartment syndrome of upper limb in a dengue haemorrhagic fever patient secondary to intravenous cannula insertion
title_full	A case of acute compartment syndrome of upper limb in a dengue haemorrhagic fever patient secondary to intravenous cannula insertion
title_fullStr	A case of acute compartment syndrome of upper limb in a dengue haemorrhagic fever patient secondary to intravenous cannula insertion
title_full_unstemmed	A case of acute compartment syndrome of upper limb in a dengue haemorrhagic fever patient secondary to intravenous cannula insertion
title_sort	case of acute compartment syndrome of upper limb in a dengue haemorrhagic fever patient secondary to intravenous cannula insertion
publisher	Crimson Publishers
publishDate	2019
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A case of acute compartment syndrome of upper limb in a dengue haemorrhagic fever patient secondary to intravenous cannula insertion

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