Spontaneous tibial compartment syndrome in Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Authors: Smith A.L.; Laing P.W.

Source: Diabetic Medicine, Volume 16, Number 2, February 1999 , pp. 168-169(2)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Abstract:

Summary

We present a case of a patient with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) who spontaneously developed severe bilateral anterior tibial compartment syndromes which required extensive surgical treatment. While infarction of skeletal muscle in Type 1 DM remains rare and usually affects the larger compartments of the thigh, this diagnosis must be entertained in any patient presenting with acute leg pain. If a patient displays any features of acute compartment syndrome, prompt fasciotomy must be undertaken.

Diabet. Med. 16, 168–169 (1999)

Keywords: compartment syndrome; muscle infarction; Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 1999-02-01