Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2013
A 50-year-old patient complains of bursting pain in the left lower limb that is getting worse on exertion, swelling in the region of shin and foot. Objectively: left shin and foot are doughy, skin of the lower shin is indurated and has a bronze tint, subcutaneous veins are dilated, there is an ulcer with necrotic masses. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- Postthrombophlebitic syndrome
- Deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs
- Gangrene of the lower extremity
- Chronic arterial insufficiency
- Acute arterial thrombosis
Correct answer
Postthrombophlebitic syndrome
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