Journal article
Forearm Compartment Syndrome as a Result of Eosinophilic Fasciitis: Case Report
Abstract
Eosinophilic fasciitis is an uncommon scleroderma-like connective tissue disease, usually characterized by symmetrical and painful swelling and induration of the skin and thickened fascia infiltrated with lymphocytes and eosinophils. A middle-aged woman with follicular lymphoma being treated with chemotherapy presented with acute onset atraumatic forearm swelling and severe pain. The history, physical examination, and pressure measurements were …
Authors
Alolabi B; Lesieur M; Smilovici B; Koo K; Bahtimi RE; Jenkinson RJ
Journal
The Journal Of Hand Surgery, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 707–710
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.jhsa.2015.01.003
ISSN
0363-5023