When Leg Pain Is Not Just a Pain in the Leg

Thuy Ngo

doi:10.1016/j.cpem.2011.12.009

When Leg Pain Is Not Just a Pain in the Leg

Thuy Ngo

School of Medicine

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Abstract

This is a case of a 12-year-old boy who complained of unilateral leg pain for 1 month with associated low-grade fevers, weight loss, and joint pain. He was noted on examination to be small for age and had a significant heart murmur. He was subsequently diagnosed as having acute infective endocarditis with septic emboli to the leg causing microabscesses in the calf muscles and leg pain. This case also illustrates the important role of translation in the presence of a language barrier.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	57-62
Number of pages	6
Journal	Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpem.2011.12.009
State	Published - Mar 1 2012

Keywords

Infective endocarditis
Leg pain
Pyomyositis
Septic emboli

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Emergency Medicine

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