Key result
A 5-year-old boy presenting with persistent leg pain was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis, highlighting the need to consider DVT in differential diagnoses for pediatric leg pain.
Case Report (n=1)
Pediatricians should maintain a high index of suspicion for DVT in children presenting with unexplained persistent leg pain.
May support considering DVT in unexplained pediatric leg pain; case reports leave open systematic incidence and diagnostic studies.
We describe a rare case of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in children, highlight the importance of early diagnosis of rare disease with potential complications. In a 5 year old boy presented with persistent leg pain without any obvious cause. Detailed investigation led to diagnosis of DVT. As there are common differential diagnoses for leg pain in children, pediatricians usually have a low index of suspicious of DVT in children. This case highlight that paediatricians must consider DVT in their differential diagnosis when children present with leg pain.
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Aabideen et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Deep vein thrombosis (n=1). A 5-year-old boy presenting with persistent leg pain was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis, highlighting the need to consider DVT in differential diagnoses for pediatric leg pain.
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