Hasaniya N, Katzen J T
Integrated Surgical Residency Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96813.
J Vasc Surg. 1993 Aug;18(2):295-8. doi: 10.1067/mva.1993.43877.
A unique case of acute compartment syndrome of both lower legs caused by a ruptured tibial artery in a patient with polyarteritis nodosa is reported. No similar cases have been reported in the literature. A review of the literature on ruptured aneurysms in patients with polyarteritis nodosa is discussed.