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dc.contributor.authorAarsæther, Erling Johan
dc.contributor.authorJoakimsen, Ragnar Martin
dc.contributor.authorHalvorsen, Hanne
dc.contributor.authorSildnes, Trude
dc.contributor.authorSivertsen, Olav
dc.contributor.authorDue, Jan
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-18T08:35:49Z
dc.date.available2020-03-18T08:35:49Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-02
dc.description.abstract<i>Background</i> - Hoffmann’s syndrome is a rare form of hypothyroid myopathy. Only a few cases of fasciotomy in this setting have previously been reported.<p><p> <i>Case presentation</i> - A 41-year-old Caucasian man under treatment for hypothyroidism presented with acute-onset severe pain in his forearm for no obvious reason and was admitted to our emergency room. He eventually developed compartment syndrome which necessitated surgical decompression. Soon after surgery he complained of similar symptoms in his calves. By the time his hypothyroid status was confirmed, conservative treatment and orally administered levothyroxine gradually made the pain from his calves disappear, without further surgical treatment.<p><p> <i>Conclusion</i> - Hoffmann’s syndrome may precipitate a compartment syndrome in the absence of trauma.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAarsæther EJ, Joakimsen RM, Halvorsen H, Sildnes T. Hoffmann`s syndrome necessitating forearm fasciotomy: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2020en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1799614
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-2351-x
dc.identifier.issn1752-1947
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/17782
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.relation.journalJournal of Medical Case Reports
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700en_US
dc.titleHoffmann´s syndrome necessitating forearm fasciotomy: a case reporten_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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