Blood Clot In Superficial Vein Of Leg

This is different than deep vein thrombosis.

Blood clot in superficial vein of leg. Painful hard lumps underneath the skin. The superficial clots that can occur with varicose veins can cause leg swelling redness pain and tenderness in the affected limb or around the affected vein. And in some cases you may develop blood clots in your legs.

The condition usually settles and goes within 2-6 weeks. A condition that affects your blood vessels such as varicose veins. No surgery no scar.

All the factors we have mentioned can cause them to be susceptible to thrombophlebitis blood clots in your veins. Superficial thrombophlebitis is an inflammatory condition of the veins due to a blood clot just below the surface of the skin. It affects as many as 125000 Americans many of whom also suffer from varicose veins.

What increases my risk for STP. Treatments can ease pain or discomfort. Like deep vein thrombosis or DVT SVT often results in inflammation in the affected vein though its symptoms are usually much more conspicuous.

Superficial thrombophlebitis is the term for an inflamed vein near the surface of the skin usually a varicose vein caused by a blood clot. Redness of the skin. Treatment options include warm compresses and NSAID medications or anticoagulation.

Additional research has shown that when the superficial thrombosis involves the saphenous veins vessels that are deep to the surface but not considered deep veins that one in three already has evidence of pulmonary embolus blood. Superficial thrombophlebitis frequently occurs in leg veins that are dilated or leaky varicose veins. Superficial venous thrombosis is inflammation and clotting in a superficial vein usually in the arms or legs.