A 13-Year-Old Boy With Recurrent Lower Leg Pain

Prasenjit Das, MD, MBBS; Elanthenral Sigamani, MD

June 13, 2017

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Background

A 13-year-old boy presents to the orthopedic outpatient department with a 1.5-year history of mild, recurrent pain in his left lower leg, with recent exacerbation of the pain after a trivial trauma during outdoor activity. According to the patient, he has been feeling mild fullness over the left medial malleolus for more than 1 year, without it causing much pain. He has no history of systemic symptoms, such as fever, or any other significant medical history. He also has no significant family medical history.

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