[A woman with a swollen upper arm]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2020 Jul 27:164:D5029.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

A 74-year-old female patient presented at the emergency department with a swollen upper arm after a CT-scan. X-ray showed extensive extravasation with iodinated contrast media. Extravasations of high volume or high osmolality can lead to severe tissue damage. Early recognition and treatment is important, since it could prevent further injury.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arm / diagnostic imaging*
  • Arm / pathology
  • Contrast Media
  • Edema / diagnostic imaging*
  • Edema / pathology
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / diagnostic imaging*
  • Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Contrast Media