Synonym(s)
Phlebitis
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
General term for an inflammation of a vein.
However, phlebitis is usually (for definitional reasons) the inflammatory reaction of the epifascial vein system(thrombophlebitis, superficial).
In contrast to this, many authors use the term thrombosis (also phlebothrombosis or deep vein thrombosis) for thrombotic changes in the deep vein system of the lower or upper extremities.
The term phlebitis covers a number of aetiologically and clinically very different clinical pictures and phenomena.
- Thrombophlebitis
- Varicophlebitis
- Thrombophlebitis, superficial ( phlebitis migrans/saltans; stranded phlebitis/ Mondor disease).
- S.u. Venous diseases
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Pathologically and anatomically, all phlebitides and thromboses are based on a local thrombosis with a focal periphlebitic reaction.
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Deep vein thrombosis (overview); Mondor's disease; Thrombophlebitis saltans; Varicophlebitis; Venous diseases (overview); Venous thrombosis deep in the lower extremity; Venous thrombosis superficial;Disclaimer
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer
Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles