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Phlebitis (or venitis) is
inflammation of a vein,
usually in the legs. It most
commonly occurs in
superficial veins.
Phlebitis often occurs in conjunction...
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superficial phlebitis involves or
extends into the
proximal one-third of the
medial thigh,
there is
evidence for
clinical extension of
phlebitis,
lower extremity...
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Thrombophlebitis is a
phlebitis (inflammation of a vein)
related to a
thrombus (blood clot). When it
occurs repeatedly in
different locations, it is known...
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Phlegmasia cerulea dolens (PCD) (literally: 'painful blue inflammation'), not to be
confused with
preceding phlegmasia alba dolens, is an
uncommon severe...
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Phlegmasia alba
dolens (also
colloquially known as milk leg or
white leg; not to be
confused with
phlegmasia cerulea dolens) is part of a
spectrum of diseases...
- valves, or both of these.
Other conditions may be due to inflammation.
Phlebitis is the
inflammation of a vein. It is
usually accompanied by a
blood clot...
- skin.
Infections and
inflammation (termed
phlebitis) are also both
common side
effects of an IV line.
Phlebitis may be more
likely if the same vein is used...
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guard against further progression of,
venous disorders such as edema,
phlebitis and thrombosis.
Compression stockings are
elastic compression garments...
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Cerebral vasculitis (sometimes the word
angiitis is used
instead of "vasculitis") is
vasculitis (inflammation of the
blood vessel wall)
involving the brain...
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resultant damage.
Although both
occur in vasculitis,
inflammation of
veins (
phlebitis) or
arteries (arteritis) on
their own are
separate entities. The clinical...
