TY - JOUR T1 - Acute spontaneous compartment syndrome in recent onset type 1 diabetes JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 507 LP - 508 DO - 10.1136/emj.2007.046425 VL - 24 IS - 7 AU - H Mahdi AU - Stephen Gough AU - Kanwardeep K Gill AU - Brinder Mahon Y1 - 2007/07/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/24/7/507.abstract N2 - Acute spontaneous compartment syndrome is a rare orthopaedic emergency that usually presents to general physicians as an acute medical admission. Most cases reported to date, in patients with diabetes, are in those with long-standing disease or with evidence of diabetic complications. An acute spontaneous compartment syndrome in a girl with recent diagnosis of type 1 diabetes is reported here. Awareness of the condition allows early recognition and diagnosis, thereby preventing more severe muscle necrosis and disability. ER -