ORCID

0000-0001-6210-9667 (Lo)

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2025

DOI

10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100270

Publication Title

JACEP Open

Volume

6

Issue

6

Pages

100270

Abstract

[Patient Presentation] A 46-year-old woman with a history of hypertension presented with 14 days of right leg pain. The pain began after straining her leg while lifting heavy boxes at work, with diffuse leg swelling noted 3 days later. She reported subjective fever but no other complaints. Patient denies any illicit drug use. Initial vital signs included a temperature of 100.1 °F, heart rate of 122 beats per minute, and blood pressure of 158/91 mm Hg. Physical examination revealed a diffusely swollen and tender right leg (Fig 1). Computed tomography (CT) of the right leg identified a 19 X 7 X 6.2 cm fluid collection within the adductor brevis and magnus muscles.

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© 2025 The Authors.

This is an open access article under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

Original Publication Citation

Lo, B. M., Butler, K., Kaur, N., & Pennell, K. (2025). Diffuse unilateral leg swelling. JACEP Open, 6(6), 1-2, Article 100270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100270

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