Point-of-care Ultrasound Helps Differentiate the Causes of Unilateral Lower Limb Swelling with Rapid Progression: A Case Report with Literature Review

Unilateral lower limb swelling is a common complaint among emergency department (ED) patients. However, an isolated intramuscular hematoma is an uncommon cause of lower limb swelling. We present a case of left thigh swelling after a traffic accident in which an intramuscular hematoma was diagnosed u...

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Autores principales: Huang, Chun-Yen, Sun, Jen-Tang, Wu, Cheng-Yi, Lien, Wan-Ching
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9944809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36844765
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jmu.jmu_136_21
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Sumario:Unilateral lower limb swelling is a common complaint among emergency department (ED) patients. However, an isolated intramuscular hematoma is an uncommon cause of lower limb swelling. We present a case of left thigh swelling after a traffic accident in which an intramuscular hematoma was diagnosed using point-of-care ultrasound. A literature review was also conducted.

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