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Emerg Med Australas · Aug 2012
Case ReportsAcute paraspinal compartment syndrome as an unusual cause of severe low back pain.
- Claire Allerton and Ian C Gawthrope.
- Hyperbaric Medicine Unit, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, WA 6160, Australia. claireallerton@yahoo.co.uk
- Emerg Med Australas. 2012 Aug 1;24(4):457-9.
AbstractThis report describes a case of acute paraspinal compartment syndrome in a 25-year-old man. The diagnosis was significantly delayed, perhaps to some extent because of the rarity of the condition. The patient was managed with forced diuresis, analgesia and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The discussion addresses an unusual site for compartment syndrome and a diagnosis not commonly considered in the differential of low back pain. Treatment options are discussed and we review previous published case reports.© 2012 The Authors. EMA © 2012 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine.
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