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2. Deep vein thrombosis - Wikipedia

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   Rarely, a clot in the inferior vena cava can cause both legs to swell. [26] Superficial vein thrombosis, also known as superficial thrombophlebitis, is the formation of a blood clot (thrombus) in a vein close to the skin. It can co-occur with DVT and can be felt as a "palpable cord". [20]

3. Thrombophlebitis - Wikipedia

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   Blood thinners, Pain medication [1] Thrombophlebitis is a phlebitis ( inflammation of a vein ) related to a thrombus (blood clot). [ 2 ] When it occurs repeatedly in different locations, it is known as thrombophlebitis migrans ( migratory thrombophlebitis ).

4. Thrombosis - Wikipedia

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   Thrombosis (from Ancient Greek θρόμβωσις (thrómbōsis) 'clotting') is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. When a blood vessel (a vein or an artery) is injured, the body uses platelets (thrombocytes) and fibrin to form a blood clot to prevent blood loss ...

5. Phlegmasia cerulea dolens - Wikipedia

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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 form of lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) that obstructs blood outflow from a vein.

6. Superficial vein thrombosis - Wikipedia

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   Superficial vein thrombosis (SVT) is a blood clot formed in a superficial vein, a vein near the surface of the body. Usually there is thrombophlebitis, which is an inflammatory reaction around a thrombosed vein, presenting as a painful induration (thickening of the skin) with redness.

7. Deion Sanders will undergo surgery for blood clots to avoid ...

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   University of Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders will undergo surgery for blood clots in both of his legs on Friday but will not need to have his foot amputated, the 55-year-old said in a ...

8. Venous thrombosis - Wikipedia

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   Venous thrombosis is the blockage of a vein caused by a thrombus (blood clot). A common form of venous thrombosis is deep vein thrombosis (DVT), when a blood clot forms in the deep veins. If a thrombus breaks off and flows to the lungs to lodge there, it becomes a pulmonary embolism (PE), a blood clot in the

9. Deion Sanders had two toes amputated, could have lost ... - AOL

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   Deion Sanders underwent surgery last fall to remove two toes on his left foot. ... Per AP, Sanders developed a femoral arterial blood clot and experienced compartment syndrome, which required ...