How i explore ... an enlarged red leg
Goffin, V.; Hermanns-Lê, T.; Piérard-Franchimont, C.; Piérard, G.E.
Revue Medicale de Liege 59(3): 155-157
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0370-629X PMID: 15139403 Document Number: 583103
A consultation motivated by an enlarged red leg is a common situation. The causes are multiple and the diagnosis primarily relies on case history and physical examination distinguishing inflammatory red legs from erythemato-violaceous presentations. Additional diagnostic search cannot be described as a single standardized procedure. Each disease calls for specific and different paraclinical investigations. The most frequent cause is erysipelas or a thrombophlebitis. Some vascular malformations and some functional circulatory disturbances are also possible, as well as sequelae of panniculitis or borreliosis.