Lymphocutaneous Fistula

Abstract

A 56-year-old male presented to the emergency department 1 day after discharge from the hospital. Four days before presentation, he was admitted for chest pain, and a right femoral central venous catheter was placed. His medical history included congestive heart failure, human immunodeficiency virus, and intravenous drug abuse. He was found Figure 1. Transverse ultrasound demonstrating a lymph node (short arrow) superficial to the triad of the saphenous vein, common femoral vein, and common femoral artery (long arrow).Figure 2. Longitudinal view of the same lymph node (short arrow) and the underlying common femoral vein (long arrow).