Case Report and Brief Review: A Puzzling Case of Leg and Ankle Swelling

Abstract

Here we present the case of a medical student in his twenties who had experienced episodes of heat edema that had been previously evaluated at other EDs and had been thought to be from a DVT etiology, with consecutive negative ultrasound studies. An awareness of heat edema as a minor heat-related illness is important in order to avoid unnecessary testing and in order to help prevent future episodes.