title: [Differential diagnosis of the "fat leg"--a case report].
abstract: This is a report about a patient, who came to our hospital because of a painful thickening of her left calf. She was treated with Heparin 48,000 IU/24 hours. A crural vein thrombosis was suspected. Instead of improvement of the symptoms the diameter of the leg grew until the state of a complete Compartment-syndrome. After exact inspection (Sonography, Computertomogramm) we found a hematom of the calf, caused by a rupture of the tibial part of the gastrocnemius muscle. Fasciotomies and evacuation of the blood brought a restitutio ad integrum. Diagnostic methods and faults are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Röntgendiagnostisches Zentralinstitut, Landeskrankenanstalten Salzburg.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Forstner
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Rendl
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Doringer
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Schmoller
mesh_terms: D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Zur Differentialdiagnose des "Dicken Beins"--ein Fallbericht.