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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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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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author | Huang, Chun-Yen Sun, Jen-Tang Wu, Cheng-Yi Lien, Wan-Ching |
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description | 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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spelling | pubmed-99448092023-02-23 Point-of-care Ultrasound Helps Differentiate the Causes of Unilateral Lower Limb Swelling with Rapid Progression: A Case Report with Literature Review Huang, Chun-Yen Sun, Jen-Tang Wu, Cheng-Yi Lien, Wan-Ching J Med Ultrasound Case Report 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. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022-03-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9944809/ /pubmed/36844765 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jmu.jmu_136_21 Text en Copyright: © 2022 Journal of Medical Ultrasound https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Huang, Chun-Yen Sun, Jen-Tang Wu, Cheng-Yi Lien, Wan-Ching Point-of-care Ultrasound Helps Differentiate the Causes of Unilateral Lower Limb Swelling with Rapid Progression: A Case Report with Literature Review |
title | Point-of-care Ultrasound Helps Differentiate the Causes of Unilateral Lower Limb Swelling with Rapid Progression: A Case Report with Literature Review |
title_full | Point-of-care Ultrasound Helps Differentiate the Causes of Unilateral Lower Limb Swelling with Rapid Progression: A Case Report with Literature Review |
title_fullStr | Point-of-care Ultrasound Helps Differentiate the Causes of Unilateral Lower Limb Swelling with Rapid Progression: A Case Report with Literature Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Point-of-care Ultrasound Helps Differentiate the Causes of Unilateral Lower Limb Swelling with Rapid Progression: A Case Report with Literature Review |
title_short | Point-of-care Ultrasound Helps Differentiate the Causes of Unilateral Lower Limb Swelling with Rapid Progression: A Case Report with Literature Review |
title_sort | point-of-care ultrasound helps differentiate the causes of unilateral lower limb swelling with rapid progression: a case report with literature review |
topic | Case Report |
url | 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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