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Preferred term

Postthrombotic Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A condition caused by one or more episodes of DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS, usually the blood clots are lodged in the legs. Clinical features include EDEMA; PAIN; aching; heaviness; and MUSCLE CRAMP in the leg. When severe leg swelling leads to skin breakdown, it is called venous STASIS ULCER.

Entry terms

  • Venous Stasis Syndrome

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-P248DG9W-D

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