A deep vein thrombosis behind an ankle distortion: which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: We present a case of a 42 years-old man admitted to emergency department due to right ankle trauma, which was initially diagnosed as an ankle distortion without fracture. But nearly a month later, because of persistence of ankle pain, more investigations were required and a diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis on a posterior tibial vein aneurysm was made. The challenges in this case were two: the traumatic event that leaded to an initial misdiagnosis and the difficulty about understanding the pathogenesis of aneurism and thrombosis.
Institutions: Ospedale regionale di Lugano, University of Ferrara
Language: English
Subfield: Internal Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W3182605000