[Misdiagnosis of venous thrombosis in childhood].
Thrombotic events are often diagnosed with a delay that may be responsible for definite post-thrombotic syndrome.


METHODS
We report two cases, which emphasize the difficulty of the diagnosis of venous thrombosis in two boys, at age 11 and 12 respectively. The occurrence of a leg pain led to a misdiagnosis of arthritis of hip in both cases.


CONCLUSIONS
Venous thrombosis must be searched for in children with unexplained persistent pain in leg. Precocious anticoagulation is essential for preventing post-thrombotic syndrome.
Lachambre
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Service de pédiatrie générale, hôpital de Bicêtre, assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris, 78 rue du Général-Leclerc, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
Proulle
V
V
Bader-Meunier
B
B
Dreyfus
M
M
D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology