Journal Mobile

Author(s): 
CS Khoo, GSE Chu, MS Rosaida, SK Chidambaram
Journal Issue: 
Volume 46: Issue 4: 2016

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Abstract

A 44-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with dengue fever. She developed a haematoma in the right arm at the site of a previous arterial line insertion. Due to coexisting thrombocytopenia, the bleeding was severe enough to cause compartment syndrome. An emergency fasciotomy was performed and her limb salvaged. The case illustrates one important potential complication of this common infectious disease.

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