Acute limb ischemia secondary to myositis-induced compartment syndrome in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1103-1105

  Lam, Russell ^b   Lin, Peter H ^a   Alankar, Suresh ^b   Yao, Qizhi ^b   Bush, Ruth L ^b   Chen, Changyi ^b   Lumsden, Alan B ^b  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FASCIOTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LEG ISCHEMIA; MALE; MYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0038710660     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2003.179     Document Type: Article

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