Samuel P. Martin, MD

A description of the evaluation of the various manifestations of chronic venous disease.

With the advent of minimally invasive therapies and new anesthesia techniques, chronic venous disease can now be treated cost-effectively in an office setting.

The authors describe the development of pneumonitis in a patient who had initially presented with edema of the lower extremities. Biopsy results supported the conclusion that the pneumonitis was caused by silicone injections the patient had received 5 years earlier.