Superficial vein thrombosis

Great saphenous vein thrombosis

Superficial vein thrombosis (SVT) is a type of venous thrombosis, or a blood clot in a vein, which forms in a superficial vein near the surface of the body. Usually there is an inflammatory reaction around the vein which presents as a painful induration with erythema. SVT has a limited clinical significance (in terms of morbidity and mortality) when compared to a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which occurs deeper in the body, at the deep venous system level. If the blood clot is too near from the sapheno-femural junction there is a bigger risk of pulmonary embolism.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Di Nisio M, Wichers IM, Middeldorp S (2012). "Treatment for superficial thrombophlebitis of the leg". Cochrane Database Syst Rev 3: CD004982. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004982.pub4. PMID 22419302.
  2. ↑ Streiff MB, Bockenstedt PL, Cataland SR, et al. (2011). "Venous thromboembolic disease". J Natl Compr Canc Netw 9 (7): 714–77. PMC 3551573. PMID 21715723.
  3. ↑ Kitchens CS (2011). "How I treat superficial venous thrombosis". Blood 117 (1): 39–44. doi:10.1182/blood-2010-05-286690. PMID 20980677.
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