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01-12-2010 | Clinical Image
Morel-Lavallée lesion of the thigh: characteristic findings on US
Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Special Issue 1/2010
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A 12-year-old boy presented for evaluation 3 weeks after an ATV accident. Although no traumatic injury was initially noted, he developed progressive left thigh swelling and blisters 2 weeks after the injury. US identified a collection in the subcutaneous tissues with hyperechoic material (arrowheads) along the wall (Fig. 1). Serous collections were drained at surgery; cultures were negative. Because of continued drainage of lymphatic-appearing fluid, the child was treated with Sotradechol foam injection and doxycycline twice, with improvement.
Fig. 1
Longitudinal US image through the left thigh
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