Síndrome de Hoigne

Gaig, P.; Paniagua, M.J.

doi:10.1157/13070611

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“…Hoigne syndrome is a pseudoanaphylactic reaction caused by vascular occlusion due to large crystals of penicillin salts seen after IM injections. 12 Treatment of these lesions is no different than other wounds. Local wound care with analgesia, infection prevention and control, application of topical steroids, and thrombolytic agents depending on the extent of lesions are mostly useful.…”

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Nicolau Syndrome: An Unforeseen Yet Evadable Consequence of Intramuscular Injection

et al. 2021

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An intramuscular (IM) injection is one of the common routes for administering drugs, commonly analgesics and vaccines. Nicolau syndrome refers to the rapid-onset painful, extensive cutaneous discoloration progressing to necrosis and ulceration, reported after IM injections. This case report highlights a rare but avoidable complication of such injections. An elderly man presented with extensive cutaneous necrosis and discoloration over the buttocks extending to the thigh, within few days after receiving a single shot of IM injection of diclofenac. Management involved wound care, biopsy, and cultures with supportive antibiotics to control superadded infection. After multiple sittings of extensive surgical debridement, the wound showed signs of healing and was ultimately amicable for skin grafting in a month.Health care workers need sensitization toward such a complication that can occur out of a routine procedure like an IM injection. They should follow standard IM injections techniques and take precautions to avoid this mishap, which adds to the patient's morbidity.

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confidence: 99%