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Denervation pseudo hypertrophy of the calf: An important cause of lower limb swelling
Denervation pseudohypertrophy is an uncommon cause of limb swelling, which may be overlooked. It is an important diagnosis to arrive at, as it instructs the search for an underlying cause which may itself require intervention. We present the case of a 32-year-old male rugby player with a 2-year hist...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8956883/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35345565 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.02.066 |
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author | Hynes, John P. Glynn, David Eustace, Stephen J. |
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description | Denervation pseudohypertrophy is an uncommon cause of limb swelling, which may be overlooked. It is an important diagnosis to arrive at, as it instructs the search for an underlying cause which may itself require intervention. We present the case of a 32-year-old male rugby player with a 2-year history of left calf swelling and intermittent pain and tightness. He described a previous history of 2 left sided lumbar micro-discectomy surgeries. There was no tenderness or sensory deficit on examination. MRI of the left calf revealed muscular enlargement, with fat interspersed between the muscle fibers, in keeping with pseudohypertrophy. This has a number of causes, in this cause attributed to lumbar radiculopathy. This case highlights a rare but important cause of limb swelling which should be considered in the workup of a unilateral swollen limb. |
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spelling | pubmed-89568832022-03-27 Denervation pseudo hypertrophy of the calf: An important cause of lower limb swelling Hynes, John P. Glynn, David Eustace, Stephen J. Radiol Case Rep Case Report Denervation pseudohypertrophy is an uncommon cause of limb swelling, which may be overlooked. It is an important diagnosis to arrive at, as it instructs the search for an underlying cause which may itself require intervention. We present the case of a 32-year-old male rugby player with a 2-year history of left calf swelling and intermittent pain and tightness. He described a previous history of 2 left sided lumbar micro-discectomy surgeries. There was no tenderness or sensory deficit on examination. MRI of the left calf revealed muscular enlargement, with fat interspersed between the muscle fibers, in keeping with pseudohypertrophy. This has a number of causes, in this cause attributed to lumbar radiculopathy. This case highlights a rare but important cause of limb swelling which should be considered in the workup of a unilateral swollen limb. Elsevier 2022-03-22 /pmc/articles/PMC8956883/ /pubmed/35345565 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.02.066 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Hynes, John P. Glynn, David Eustace, Stephen J. Denervation pseudo hypertrophy of the calf: An important cause of lower limb swelling |
title | Denervation pseudo hypertrophy of the calf: An important cause of lower limb swelling |
title_full | Denervation pseudo hypertrophy of the calf: An important cause of lower limb swelling |
title_fullStr | Denervation pseudo hypertrophy of the calf: An important cause of lower limb swelling |
title_full_unstemmed | Denervation pseudo hypertrophy of the calf: An important cause of lower limb swelling |
title_short | Denervation pseudo hypertrophy of the calf: An important cause of lower limb swelling |
title_sort | denervation pseudo hypertrophy of the calf: an important cause of lower limb swelling |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8956883/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35345565 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2022.02.066 |
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