Compartment Syndrome Resulting from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

A A Case Rep. 2015 Dec 1;5(11):199-201. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000211.

Abstract

Every year, especially in the cooler Fall and Winter months, hundreds of people die because of carbon monoxide poisoning. This occurs usually as an accident. It is a significant cause of poisoning worldwide. We present a case of compartment syndrome in both lower extremities with accompanying acute renal failure and systemic capillary leakage syndrome because of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / etiology
  • Adult
  • Capillary Leak Syndrome / complications
  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / complications*
  • Compartment Syndromes / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male