Upper Extremity Compartment Syndrome Secondary to Acquired Factor VIII Inhibitor

ompartment syndrome of the upper extremity is a sur-gical emergency that is usually the result of trauma, most commonly fractures1. We present a case of atrau-matic compartment syndrome of the right forearm in an el-derly woman who required fasciotomy. The compartment syndrome was a result of spontaneous bleeding due to an ac-quired factor VIII inhibitor. The patient was informed that data concerning the case would be submitted for publication. Case Report sixty-seven-year-old black woman with a medical history of hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary dis-ease but no history of a bleeding disorder presented with a two-day history of increasing pain and swelling in the right forearm. The patient took aspirin (325 mg daily) as well as medications for the treatment of pulmonary disease and hy