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Case Reports
. 2022 Jan 1;38(1):26-27.
doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002178.

An Adolescent With Intermittent Claudication

Pietro Camozzi  1 , Marina Wyttenbach  2 , Vincenzo De Rosa  1 , Samuele Renzi  1 , Mario G Bianchetti  1
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Case Reports

An Adolescent With Intermittent Claudication

Pietro Camozzi et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. .

Abstract

Intermittent claudication is very uncommon in children and adolescents. We describe the case of a 14-year-old adolescent girl experiencing left calf pain for a year that occurs during running and becomes unbearable after around 2 km. She was ultimately diagnosed with extrinsic compression of the popliteal artery caused by an osteocartilaginous exostosis (osteochondroma) originating from the fibula.

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Disclosure: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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