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Reminder of important clinical lesson
Traumatic subcutaneous haematoma causing skin necrosis
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  1. Matthew Megson
  1. Warwick Medical School, Coventry, West Midlands, UK
  1. Correspondence to Mr Matthew Megson, m.megson{at}warwick.ac.uk

Summary

A 79-year-old female, presented to accident and emergency with a painful right leg from the knee distally, after tripping. On examination, her right lower leg had a haematoma on the anterolateral aspect which was very tender. After 4 days, the patient was taken to theatre for debridement, and the wound was washed out. The next day, the wound was reconstructed with a split skin graft.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.05.2011.4273

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