Also, excessive repeated movement can lead to stress fractures. Cellulitis can occur with any access through the epidermis including bee stings, dog bites, or cat scratches. Calf pain alone indicates DVT, intermittent claudication, muscle strain, or possibly cellulitis. Diffuse leg pain hints at chronic venous insufficiency or acute arterial occlusion with pain distal to the clot.
Superficial pain indicates cellulitis or superficial thrombophlebitis.
Intermittent claudication usually presents with calf pain after walking a specific distance. The specific distance to pain and time to relief is reproducible. An acute onset indicates muscle strain, cellulitis, or lymphangitis. A more gradual onset indicates chronic venous insufficiency. DVT can have an acute or gradual onset of pain, but most commonly there is no pain at all.