Swollen Forearm in an 11 year Old Nigerian Boy
| Autor: | Akinola Ra, MA Bankole, Bamidele Olayiwola |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Vascular malformation Venography Arteriovenous malformation medicine.disease Imaging modalities medicine.anatomical_structure Forearm Angiography Medicine Radiology Differential diagnosis business Limited resources Swollen forearm Vascular malformation Venography Doppler scan CT Angiography |
| Zdroj: | Nigerian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences; Vol 9, No 1 (2010) |
| ISSN: | 1595-8272 |
| DOI: | 10.4314/njhbs.v9i1.60967 |
| Popis: | The diagnostic challenges in an 11 year old boy with a swollen forearm in a resource limited country, Nigeria, is discussed, with a brief review of literature of the causes of forearm swelling in a child and vascular malformations. This case is presented because of the rarity of arteriovenous malformation and the difficulty in making a diagnosis due to its low level of suspicion as a differential diagnosis. In this country where there is paucity of vascular surgeons, the challenges of management of arteriovenous malformations and the various imaging modalities are discussed. KEY WORDS: Swollen forearm, Vascular malformation, Venography, Doppler scan, CT Angiography |
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