Intramuscular vascular malformations: a rare cause of exertional leg pain and a novel treatment approach with ultrasound-guided doxycycline sclerotherapy

Am J Sports Med. 2015 Mar;43(3):729-33. doi: 10.1177/0363546514561003. Epub 2014 Dec 22.

Authors

Kenneth R Mautner¹, Walter I Sussman²

Affiliations

¹ Emory Sports Medicine Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA kmautne@emory.edu.
² Center for Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

PMID: 25535098
DOI: 10.1177/0363546514561003

No abstract available

Keywords: doxycycline; exertional leg pain; intramuscular vascular malformation; sclerotherapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Doxycycline / therapeutic use*
Female
Humans
Leg
Muscle, Skeletal / blood supply
Musculoskeletal Pain / etiology*
Physical Exertion
Sclerosing Solutions / therapeutic use*
Sclerotherapy / methods*
Ultrasonography, Interventional
Vascular Malformations / complications*
Vascular Malformations / therapy*

Substances

Sclerosing Solutions
Doxycycline