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T2-weighted magnetic resonance image: transverse view of the left thigh: demonstrating diffuse edema in the anterior compartment and subcutaneous edema in the anterior and lateral aspects of the thigh.
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An MRI of the left thigh without contrast was obtained that demonstrated diffuse edema in the anterior compartment and subcutaneous edema in the anterior and lateral aspects of the thigh (Figure 1).
Histologic appearance of muscle tissue demonstrating coagulation necrosis in skeletal muscle (Hematoxylin-eosin stain: original magnification 200X).
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Biopsy of the left thigh muscle demonstrated coagulation necrosis with acute to subacute inflammation and areas of early fibrosis in skeletal muscle (Figure 2).
Histologic appearance of muscle tissue demonstrating small blood vessels in area of infarction with inflammation in the walls and thrombotic material in the lumen (Hematoxylin-eosin stain: original magnification 400X).
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Thrombotic material was seen in a few small blood vessels and the walls of some of the blood vessels were acutely inflamed (Figure 3).