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Rheumatology 2003; 42: 906-907
© 2003 British Society for Rheumatology

Letters to the Editor

Painful muscular atrophy of the leg

M. Schmuth, E. Kowald, G. Obermoser, M. Daniaux1, P. Fritsch and N. Sepp

Departments of Dermatology and
1 Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Hospital of Innsbruck, Austria

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SIR, We read with great interest the article by Garcia-Porrua et al. [1] on panarteritis nodosa (PAN) limited to the calf and mimicking deep venous thrombosis. We want to report a similar case, but with a more protracted course.

A 37-yr-old woman was admitted with a 10-yr history of pain and swelling of her left calf followed by progressive muscular atrophy and shrinkage resulting in a talipes equinus that required surgical revision. . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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