Information for the doctors (superficial thrombophlebitis)<\/p>\n
Varicophlebitis is generally been considered a relatively benign disorder, typically treated with mobilization, cooling, anti-inflammatory drugs<\/p>\n
and compression therapy as outpatient.<\/p>\n
If phlebitis is associated with potentially severe disease, anticoagulation should be considered, at least in cases with proximity to deep vein.<\/p>\n
Repeat sonography in 3 to 7 days in cases with clinical signs of progression or proximity to the deep system.<\/p>\n
This is the ultrasound image of one of the clinic patients suffering from the superficial thrombophlebitis; by paying more attention, we will<\/p>\n
see the prominent thrombosis in the saphenous vein moving into the deep vein. The patient was treated by the anticoagulants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n An important note: This diagnosis is not clinical; an ultrasound is needed to be done by an experienced person.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The two main complication namely DVT and PE are not rare. In one study an incidence of DVT was 7% and PE 0.5%<\/p>\n In cases of a nonvaricose<\/strong> vein presenting as phlebitis _ multilocolar skipping or migrating _ search for vasculitis, malignancy and<\/p>\n thrombophilia.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This essay is translated by Mojgan Salmani<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This patient is complaining of severe pain and tight vessels; that location is also red. This is called the thrombosis in the varicose vein. Information for the doctors (superficial thrombophlebitis) Varicophlebitis is generally been considered a relatively benign disorder, typically treated with mobilization, cooling, anti-inflammatory drugs and compression therapy as outpatient. If phlebitis is associated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[64],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n