This patient presented to The Whiteley Clinic this week. He is in his 60s and has a leg ulcer of the right ankle.
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| Leg ulcer of right leg (covered by clear dressing) |
As a child, he had been given injections penicillin into his thighs at age 3 weeks. As he grew up, his legs swelled regularly and he had "fragile veins".
Examining his abdomen when standing, he showed varicose veins of his right lower abdomen running from groin to flank.
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| Varicose veins of patients left lower abdomen groin up to the flank |
This is a rare pattern of varicose veins seen when the veins deep in the pelvis have been blocked for a very long time.
For more pictures and discussion about this case, see:
www.CollegeofPhlebology.com
