Coagulopathy presenting as calf pain in a racquetball player.
Most cases of lower leg pain in athletes result from musculoskeletal injury. Occasionally these patients do not respond to treatment in a timely fashion. This should alert the clinician to rethink the original diagnosis and consider more unusual causes of leg pain. Deep venous thrombosis must be considered in a young athletic person experiencing unexplained persistent calf pain after exercise. Further investigation may be necessary to rule out a hereditary or acquired hypercoagulable state.
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Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0807.
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D000328:Adult; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D015865:Racquet Sports / Q000293:injuries; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology