Pretibial varicose veins with anomalous intraosseous venous drainage: A rare disease entity

Abstract

We present a case of pretibial varicose veins with intraosseous perforating vein incompetence, which manifested as swelling and tenderness over the shaft of tibia. It was misdiagnosed by referring clinicians as a case of subacute osteomyelitis based on clinical findings and X-ray film. Further investigations were done which included magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography scan, and color Doppler.