Problem based review: the patient presenting with an acutely swollen arm

Dwivedi, R.; Ham-Ying, L.; Snape, J.

Acute Medicine 11(2): 113-116

2012


ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4892
PMID: 22685702
Document Number: 14355
A 69 year old female presented to the Emergency Department with swelling of her right arm and elbow, one week following a fall which resulted in a fracture of the middle third of her right clavicle (Figure 1). The forearm was hot and tender and the arm and hand function were somewhat impaired by swelling, but sensation was intact. Initial bloods were unremarkable, apart from a mild neutrophilia.

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Problem based review: the patient presenting with an acutely swollen arm