Plantar Vein Thrombosis: An Unusual Cause of Plantar Pain

We present a case of an 80-year-old man with progressive pain for 5 days at the medial and plantar aspect of the left heel. Wearing shoes aggravated the pain. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed thrombosis of the medial plantar veins. Plantar vein thrombosis is a rare condition....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Vansevenant, M., Vanhoenacker, F. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ubiquity Press 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6032566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30039118
http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.874
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Sumario:We present a case of an 80-year-old man with progressive pain for 5 days at the medial and plantar aspect of the left heel. Wearing shoes aggravated the pain. Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed thrombosis of the medial plantar veins. Plantar vein thrombosis is a rare condition. The clinical symptoms are non-specific and can be confused with plantar fasciitis. It has been associated with hypercoagulable conditions, foot trauma and recent surgery. The imaging modality of choice is ultrasound. MRI may add to the diagnosis in unclear cases.

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