Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2023
A 55-year-old woman came to a doctor with complaints of a heavy sensation in her left shin and periodical cramps of the gastrocnemius muscles that occur at night. She has been suffering from this condition for 5 years, since the moment when these signs first appeared. Her condition has been remaining untreated all this time. Objectively, on the medial surface of the left shin and thigh there are dense subcutaneous varicose veins that are painless on palpation. Make the diagnosis:
Answer options
- Arteriosclerosis obliterans of the vessels in the left leg
- Acute thrombosis of the deep veins in the left leg
- Subcutaneous varicose veins in the left leg
- Acute ascending thrombophlebitis of the subcutaneous veins in the left leg
- Post-thrombotic syndrome in the left leg
Correct answer
Subcutaneous varicose veins in the left leg
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