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Only 25% of the patient evaluated for DVT have the disease. DVT is characterized by pain and swelling of the limb, which are not specific. Numerous patients with DVT are asymptomatic. | Only 25% of the patient evaluated for DVT have the disease. DVT is characterized by pain and swelling of the limb, which are not specific. Numerous patients with DVT are asymptomatic. | ||
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Editors-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. Associate Editor-In-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [1]
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Overview
Only 25% of the patient evaluated for DVT have the disease. DVT is characterized by pain and swelling of the limb, which are not specific. Numerous patients with DVT are asymptomatic.
- Muscle tear, strain of leg
- Leg swelling in a paralyzed limb
- Lymphangitis or lymph obstruction
- Venous insufficiency
- Popliteal (Baker's) cyst
- Cellulitis
- Knee abnormality