Posterior knee pain: primary symptom of a small non-occlusive venous clot.
A healthy 9 year old girl presented with severe posterior knee pain and a small segmental non-occlusive popliteal venous thrombosis. The case is relevant for its unique presentation and symptoms. Lack of recanalisation persisted at one year follow up.
Zannolli
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Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Section of Pediatrics, Policlinico Le Scotte, University of Siena, Siena, Italy. zannolli@unisi.it
Mazzei
M A
MA
Sacco
P
P
Turchetti
V
V
Amato
T
T
Battistini
S
S
Berardi
R
R
Volterrani
L
L
De Stefano
V
V
Morgese
G
G
D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D011152:Popliteal Vein; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*