PhlebitisI80.91

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Phlebitis

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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.

TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.

S.u. thrombophlebitis, varicophlebitis, phlebothrombosis.

Note(s)This section has been translated automatically.

Pathologically and anatomically, all phlebitides and thromboses are based on a local thrombosis with a focal periphlebitic reaction.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter AltmeyerProf. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles