title: [A former bodybuilder with a swelling on the forearm].
abstract: A 56-year-old man came to the general practitioner with a solitary compressible swelling on his left forearm, which enlarged during exercise. The patient reported a history of bodybuilding and he worked as a plasterer. Physical examination revealed primary varicose of the upper extremity, a rare localisation of a common vascular disease.
authors: Huisartsenpraktijk Druten-Zuid, Druten.
authors: Ruben M
authors: RM
authors: Strijbos
authors: Ton M
authors: TM
authors: Zwaard
mesh_terms: D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000175:diagnosis*