We report a case of Nicolau syndrome in a 15 months old girl following an intramuscular injection of penicillin 6.3.3 in her left buttock. This case is unique because she developed compartment syndrome in her left calf far from her injection site. Her toe's tips gangrened in the course of her ailment. We hypothesized that the compartment syndrome might be produced by a probable intra-arterial i...

Nicolau syndrome (NS) is a rare complication of an intramuscular injection characterized by severe pain, skin discoloration, and varying levels of tissue necrosis. The case outcomes vary from atrophic ulcers and severe pain to sepsis and limb amputation. We describe a case of a seven-year-old boy with diagnosis of NS after intramuscular benzathine penicillin injection to the ventrolateral aspec...

Local complications associated with glatiramer acetate are frequent, especially at the injection site. The presence of pain, oedema, and local erythema is almost a given in areas where the drug is administered subcutaneously. However, the presence of cutaneous necrosis should alert doctors to the possibility of impairment of underlying vascular structures. Nicolau syndrome or embolia cutis medi...

Nicolausyndrome or embolia cutis medicamentosa is a rare complication of intramuscular injection of some drugs. This syndrome has been reported after injection of NSAIDS, corticosteroids and antibiotics.Here we report a 16-year-old boy who developed this syndrome after intramuscular injection of benzathine penicillin.