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Lymphoscintigraphic findings in chylous reflux in a lower extremity.

Berenji GR, Iker E, Glass EC

Medical Imaging Center of Southern California and Lymphedema Center of Santa Monica Santa Monica, California, USA.

Lymphoscintigraphy is a useful and safe tool for the diagnostic evaluation of a swollen extremity. Unilateral leg swelling with cutaneous chylous vesicles is a common manifestation of chylous reflux. The authors present a case of chylous reflux in an 11-year-old boy who presented with swelling and skin lesions of the left lower extremity.

Published 21 August 2007 in Clin Nucl Med, 32(9): 725-8.
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