57-year-old woman with acute lower extremity pain and swelling.

Abstract

A 57-year-old postmenopausal woman presented to our emergency department with a 1-day history of left leg pain, redness, and swelling. She reported no chest pain or shortness of breath. During the previous week, she made several car trips, each lasting 3 hours. Her medical history was remarkable for a left femoral and popliteal deep venous thrombosis (DVT) after breast reduction surgery during the previous year, which was treated with 1 week of subcutaneous low-molecular-weight heparin therapy and 6 months of oral warfarin therapy. She also had a history of hyperlipidemia, allergies, gastroesophageal reflux, and depression. She denied using tobacco or illicit drugs. Breast, cervical, and colon cancer screening were current and unremarkable. Daily oral medications were atorvastatin, sertraline, montelukast, and pantoprazole. She reported no family history of DVT.