A Case Report Of Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism Presenting To Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi.

Abstract

Venous thrombo-embolism has traditionally been considered rare in West Africa. Patients who present with unilateral leg swelling are therefore less likely to be evaluated for deep vein thrombosis; and this may lead to fatal consequences.The following case report illustrates a middle-aged man who developed unilateral left leg swelling and was wrongly treated initially. He was later admitted to the teaching hospital in Kumasi, and treated for bilateral pulmonary embolism.