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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 [[inflammation|inflammatory reaction]] around the vein which presents as a painful [[induration]] with [[erythema]]. SVT has a limited clinical significance (in terms of [[morbidity]] and [[Death|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]].<ref name="Di Nisio">{{cite journal| author=Di Nisio M, Wichers IM, Middeldorp S| title=Treatment for superficial thrombophlebitis of the leg | journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev | year= 2012 | volume= 3 | issue= | pages= CD004982 | pmid=22419302 | doi=10.1002/14651858.CD004982.pub4}}</ref><ref name="Streiff">{{cite journal| author=Streiff MB, Bockenstedt PL, Cataland SR, ''et al''.| title=Venous thromboembolic disease | journal=J Natl Compr Canc Netw | year= 2011 | volume= 9 | issue= 7 | pages= 714–77 | pmid=21715723 | doi= | pmc=3551573}}</ref><ref name="Kitchens">{{cite journal| author=Kitchens CS| title=How I treat superficial venous thrombosis | journal=Blood | year= 2011 | volume= 117 | issue= 1 | pages= 39–44 | pmid=20980677 | doi=10.1182/blood-2010-05-286690 }}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Kitchens CS (2011). "How I treat superficial venous thrombosis". Blood. 117 (1): 39–44. doi:10.1182/blood-2010-05-286690. PMID 20980677.