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Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-8 | Issue-03
Acute Upper Limb Ischemia after an Accidental Intra-Arterial Antispasmodic Injection on an Anatomical Variant of the Radial Artery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Elfatemi B, Bakkali T, Lazraq M, Khloufi S, Idrissi R, Sefiani Y, Lekehel B, Mesnaoui A, Ammar F, Bensaid Y
Published: March 10, 2020 |
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DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2020.v08i03.011
Pages: 303-305
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Abstract
Accidental intra-arterial injection of various drugs, particularly antibiotics and phenobartbiturates and the occurrence of acute distal ischemia have been reported in the literature. However, no publication has explained the embologenic mechanism of antispasmodics. Most cases reported involved children and the injection site was the brachial artery. We report the observation of a patient having had distal ischemia of the hand after injection of antispasmodic in the posterior branch of the radial artery, the division of which is subject to anatomical variation.