SUPERFICIAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS PRESENTING AS A PAINFUL POPLITEAL FOSSAMASS IN A CHILD

We report an unusual case of superficial venous thrombosis in a cyanot ic 12-year-old child who had undergone recent appendectomy. Although c ompression, color Doppler, and duplex ultrasound techniques remain the keys to the diagnosis of venous thrombosis, SieScape sonography was b eneficial in demonstrating the extent of the thrombi and their locatio n along a superficial thrombosed vein. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc .