Abstract

Subcutaneous plantar venous thrombosis (SPVT) is a rarely described entity and it is not clinically suspected in reported cases. To date, the best characterization has been described in ultrasound (US) studies, which gives this tool a fundamental role. To describe the appearance in the US of SPVT in a series of cases. A retrospective review was carried out to collect all the cases diagnosed with SPVT in our Picture Archiving Communication System (PACS). Information was collected through clinical records and telephone survey. A bibliographic review of the cases reported in PubMed was also carried out. The series consisted of 5 patients between 37 to 75-years-old. The sizes of the lesions ranged from 3 to 11 mm, and all cases presented as a painful, palpable plantar nodule. In no case the diagnosis of SPVT was suspected before the US was per-formed. SPVT is a pathology not clinically suspected, which presents as palpable plantar nodules, usually painful, and whose US findings are characteristic, making it the method of choice for diagnosis.