She now presents to the emergency department complaining of worsening bilateral lower-extremity swelling with redness, burning, and itching of 5 days' duration. She is afebrile but complains of ...

Mean direct costs per patient were 24% lower in the DD-CT group than in the DD-US-CT group. The authors conclude that lower extremity US is not necessary for ruling out PE when CT is used.

Also, a psoriasis patient developed bilateral lower-limb swelling after being treated with acetretin for one year ( J Dermatol. 2006;33:372-374).—Philip R. Cohen, MD (152-09) From the June 01 ...

A entered the exam room dragging his left lower extremity and using the wall for support. BP was 128/78 mm/Hg, pulse 68 beats per minute, respiratory rate 12 breaths per minute, and temperature 97 ...

High-potency topical corticosteroid treatment was not significantly different from placebo in patient- and investigator-assessed adverse events and efficacy among patients who had undergone ...

A 55-year-old female patient with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was admitted as an inpatient due to atraumatic, treatment-refractory, and immobilizing bilateral lower extremity pain ...

Arin K. Greene, MD, from the Children’s Hospital Boston, and colleagues reviewed data from 15 obese patients with bilateral lower-extremity enlargement, to identify the role of obesity in ...

Short communication. To report a case with bilateral lower extremity complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) in a patient with paraplegia occurring following spinal disc herniation surgery, who was ...

A 4-month-old male presents to pediatric dermatology clinic for evaluation of new-onset red spots on his bilateral lower extremities. The lesions have been present for 1 day and were noticed only ...

BECAUSE of the interest in the recent publication on peripheral entrapment neuropathies of the upper extremity,1 it was decided to review these conditions in the lower extremity. An entrapment poin ...

(HealthDay News) – The modified lower extremity functional scale (LEFS) is a valid and reliable instrument for patients with low back pain (LBP) with or without radiating leg pain, according to ...