An Adolescent With Intermittent Claudication

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Jan 1;38(1):26-27. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002178.

Abstract

Intermittent claudication is very uncommon in children and adolescents. We describe the case of a 14-year-old adolescent girl experiencing left calf pain for a year that occurs during running and becomes unbearable after around 2 km. She was ultimately diagnosed with extrinsic compression of the popliteal artery caused by an osteocartilaginous exostosis (osteochondroma) originating from the fibula.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bone Neoplasms*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Fibula
  • Humans
  • Intermittent Claudication / etiology
  • Osteochondroma*
  • Popliteal Artery