Abstract
The pain around the posterior knee called popliteal fossa has been known to be caused by a variety of disease entities. Whatever the causes, the challenge remains in diagnosis. Proper history and clinical examination followed by uses of appropriate diagnostic tools are secrets to success. Venous malformation is a very rare cause of pain in popliteal area and its diagnosis is frequently delayed, missed or given incorrectly. Here, we report a case of a 24-year-old patient who presented with posterior knee pain for 2 years and was diagnosed as a case of intramuscular arterio-venous malformation by lower limb angiography. This patient was treated successfully by surgical resection. His follow-up was satisfactory with no evidence of recurrence. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jemc.v5i1.21499 J Enam Med Col 2015; 5(1): 58-60
Highlights
Posterior knee pain occurs due to a wide variety of causes
A 24-year-old male presented in the outpatient department of Orthopedics with the complaint of pain and swelling of right popliteal fossa for 2 years
When the knee joint is invaded by venous malformation, functional limitation, haemarthrosis and arthropathy are present with the pain.[3]
Summary
Alamgir Samdany[1], Guljar Ahmed[2], Abdul Gani Ahsan[3] Received: June 13, 2014 Accepted: December 13, 2014 doi: 10.3329/jemc.v5i1.21499
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