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In superficial thrombophlebitis, a blood clot forms in a vein under your skin. The condition causes inflammation, pain, redness and swelling. Healthcare providers treat pain and inflammation with elevation, compression and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Phlebitis is also sometimes known as superficial thrombophlebitis or superficial vein thrombosis. Check if you have phlebitis. Phlebitis usually affects the veins in the legs, but you can also get it in your arms or neck. The main symptoms are: pain, tenderness or swelling in the affected area; warm and itchy skin over the affected area
6 wrz 2023 · Thrombophlebitis is a condition that causes a blood clot to form and block a vein, often in the legs. Superficial thrombophlebitis affects veins near the skin and causes warmth, tenderness, pain, redness and swelling.
23 maj 2023 · Symptoms of superficial thrombophlebitis. Symptoms of superficial thrombophlebitis include: Swelling. Redness and tenderness along a part of the vein. A high temperature (fever). Hard or knobbly vein (due to a blood clot). When the inflammation settles, a persistent darker area of skin (hyperpigmentation) may remain over the affected vein.
2 sty 2023 · Superficial thrombophlebitis is an inflammatory disorder of superficial veins with coexistent venous thrombosis. [1] [2] It usually affects lower limbs, particularly the great saphenous vein (60% to 80%) or the small/short saphenous vein (10% to 20%). However, it can occur at other sites (10% to 20%) and may occur bilaterally (5% to 10%).
Characteristic signs and symptoms of superficial thrombophlebitis include: Slight swelling, redness and tenderness along a part of the affected vein. Veins on the foot, ankle and area just behind the knee are swollen and pop-out. Other veins in the affected area may appear blue colour.
27 lut 2023 · Symptoms. Causes. Diagnosis. Treatment. Thrombophlebitis refers to the inflammation of a vein caused by a blood clot (thrombus). This type of inflammation frequently occurs in the legs but can occur in other body areas. A blood clot is a clump of blood cells held together by protein.
