AN ELDERLY WOMAN WITH INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION

This case report illustrates the misdiagnosis of intermittent claudication in an elderly with multiple cardiac risk factors. Careful clinical evaluation and imaging shifts the diagnosis from peripheral vascular disease to spinal stenosis. The decision whether to offer conservative therapy or proceed...

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Main Author: Nayyer Naveed Wazir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2006-01-01
Series:Malaysian Family Physician
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Online Access:http://www.e-mfp.org/v1n1/intermittent_claudication.htm