Traumatic subcutaneous haematoma causing skin necrosis.
A 79-year-old female, presented to accident and emergency with a painful right leg from the knee distally, after tripping. On examination, her right lower leg had a haematoma on the anterolateral aspect which was very tender. After 4 days, the patient was taken to theatre for debridement, and the wound was washed out. The next day, the wound was reconstructed with a split skin graft.
Warwick Medical School, Coventry, West Midlands, UK. m.megson@warwick.ac.uk
Matthew
M
Megson
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D009336:Necrosis / Q000209:etiology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000293:injuries*