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Case Report

Volume 2, Number 6, December 2011, pages 307-309

Cordarone Extravasation Inducing Volkmann’s-like Syndrome

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Axial T1-weighted images after injection of Gadolinium (A) and sagittal T1-weighted images before contrast injection (B). Multiple confluent avascular areas of soft tissues necrosis (white asterisks) of the posterior and the anterior compartment of the forearm are observed. The large area of skin necrosis (white arrowheads) is covered with a bandage (black asterisk). Some areas of bone marrow oedema of the radius are seen near the abnormal changes of soft tissue (large white arrows).
Figure 2.
Figure 2. X-rays performed 12 months after cordarone extravasation show a severe contracture of the upper limb involving elbow, wrist and interphalangeal joints of the fingers. Notice the atrophy of the soft tissues of the forearm (reduced diameter of the forearm and hypo-density due to the fatty-fibrous atrophy).