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Phlebitis is inflammation of a vein near the surface of the skin. It’s not usually serious and often gets better on its own after 1 or 2 weeks. Phlebitis is also sometimes known as superficial thrombophlebitis or superficial vein thrombosis.
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Superficial thrombophlebitis is the term for inflammation (swelling) of a vein near the surface of the skin caused by a blood clot. What are the symptoms? Superficial thrombophlebitis results in painful, hard lumps underneath the skin and redness of the overlying skin.
23 maj 2023 · Superficial thrombophlebitis is inflammation of a vein just under the skin, usually in the leg. A small blood clot also commonly forms in the vein, but is usually not serious. The condition usually settles and goes within 2-6 weeks. Treatments can ease pain or discomfort.
Superficial vein thrombosis (SVT, also known as 'superficial thrombophlebitis' or 'superficial phlebitis') describes inflammation of the superficial vein system associated with venous thrombosis. SVT of the lower limb typically involves the long or short saphenous veins or their branches.
Superficial thrombophlebitis, is often called phlebitis. It is the term for an inflamed vein near the surface of the skin caused by a blood clot. Phlebitis causes painful, hard lumps underneath the skin and redness of the skin but it is not usually serious.
Superficial Thrombophlebitis (STP) is a common disorder which occurs when a shallow, or superficial, vein – usually the saphenous vein of the leg or the smaller veins leading off this – becomes inflamed and the blood within it forms small clots.
What are the symptoms of superficial thrombophlebitis? Can include swelling, redness, tenderness, heat & itchiness along a part of the vein. You may develop a fever (high temperature). If a blood clot develops inside the inflamed part of the vein, the vein may then feel hard or knobbly.
