Abstract
A 29 year old man presented with heroin overdose and rhabdomyolysis necessitating fasciotomy of the left leg muscle compartments. Early recognition of the syndrome of heroine-induced rhabdomyolysis and compartment syndrome is essential to prevent long-term orthopaedic complications.
MeSH terms
- Adult
- Blood Gas Analysis
- Compartment Syndromes / etiology
- Compartment Syndromes / surgery*
- Creatine Kinase / blood
- Fasciotomy*
- Heroin Dependence / blood
- Heroin Dependence / complications*
- Humans
- Ischemia / etiology
- Ischemia / surgery*
- Leg / blood supply*
- Male
- Myoglobinuria
- Rhabdomyolysis / complications*
- Rhabdomyolysis / diagnosis
- Rhabdomyolysis / etiology