calcific myonecrosis following snake bite has been reported[7 ] .
this condition is usually found at the anterior compartment of the leg followed by the lateral and deep posterior compartments[2 , 3 ] .
a patient with calcific myonecrosis usually has muscle necrosis that usually occurs following high - energy trauma or compartment syndrome especially in cases that have peripheral nerve injury[2 , 3 ] .
however , calcified myonecrosis at other areas has also been reported such as at the forearm[10 ] and foot[11 ] .
such masses have rarely been reported following a snakebite , but they have been seen following other types of traumatic injury to muscles , according to the report 's authors , who are researchers at the prince of songkla university in thailand .
the 66 - year - old woman in thailand had been bitten by a malayan pit viper , a venomous snake native to southeast asia , when she was 14 .
the location of disease could happen in a wide range of ages from the third decade to the seventh decade[10 , 12 ] .
calcific myonecrosis is a rare condition .
the patient in this present study who had sequelae from compartment syndrome developed calcific myonecrosis .