title: Painful legs: the GP's dilemma.
abstract: Pain in the legs is a common diagnostic problem. Diagnosis is made on an anatomical basis and by a process of exclusion. Deep vein thrombosis is still an exceedingly difficult condition to diagnose; however, investigation by ultrasound with the Doppler Flow Meter often provides a definite answer. There is a large group of patients, nearly always female and in their twenties and thirties, in whom chronic leg pain without demonstrable underlying cause poses a problem. These cases respond very favourably to Paroven 250 mg three or four times daily, as well as light support pantyhose.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004301:Doppler Effect; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006896:Hydroxyethylrutoside / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D010808:Physical Examination; D010821:Physicians, Family; D012737:Sex Factors; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000150:complications; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D006896:Hydroxyethylrutoside; C005865:troxerutin