66 year old male, Type 1 Diabetes, end stage renal disease on hemodialysis, developed sudden onset of left calf pain. No history of trauma. Ultrasound was negative for DVT. MRI was obtained showing increased signal in the gastrocnemius muscle. Findings are consistent with diabetic muscle infarction.
Recurrent lower extermity DVT should prompt an investigation for venous outflow obstruction. Too often these patients are under treated.
30 year old female, on oral contraceptives, with severe left leg swelling after a long car ride. Ultrasound showed left iliofemoral DVT.
Endovascular therapy of external iliac and common femoral artery occlusion with 31 month follow up