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Cureus
; 14(8): e28038, 2022 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36120268
ABSTRACT
Morel-Lavallée lesions (MLL) occur following closed degloving injuries in trauma and appear as subcutaneous fluid collections. These lesions provide a diagnostic dilemma due to their resemblance to other subcutaneous lesions, including post-traumatic or post-procedural hematomas, and malignant entities such as soft tissue sarcomas. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) remains the diagnostic test of choice to diagnose MLL. Here we present a single case of MLL in a 40-year-old female who sustained an injury to her left thigh months earlier after falling through a pier as well as a review of literature on the diagnostic findings typically seen in this type of injury.