A case of anterior tibial compartment syndrome induced by bilateral diabetic muscular infarction in hypothyroid state.
- Author:
Yu Kyung CHO
1
;
Ji Sung CHUNG
;
Jung Min LEE
;
Seung Hyun KHO
;
Kun Ho YOON
;
Bong Yun CHA
;
Ho Young SON
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Muscle;
Infarction;
Diabetes mellitus;
Hypothyroidism;
Compartment syndrome
- MeSH:
Compartment Syndromes*;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Foot;
Humans;
Hypothyroidism;
Infarction*;
Middle Aged;
Muscular Diseases;
Necrosis;
Thyroid Diseases
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2001;61(3):307-312
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acute compartment syndrome is usually caused by local vascular and traumatic involvement. Thyroid disease is not a common cause of compartment syndrome and only two cases of spontaneous compartment syndrome associated with hypothyroid myopathy have been reported. Diabetic muscular infarction is a rare microvascular complication usually occured in type 1 diabetes patients under pjoor diabetic control and intramuscular volume expansion caused by muscle necrosis and increased tissue fluid can iduce compartment syndrome. We report a case of atypical bilateral anterior tibial compartment syndrome and foot drop in a 51-year-old patient with type 2 diabetes in hypothyroid state.
