Clinical features
A painful and cord-like inflamed area is diagnostic. Veins other than that in which the original thrombus formed may be involved simultaneously or subsequently.
Infection may occur and spread rapidly up the vein resulting in the formation of an abscess or pyaemia.
Reference
- Thrombosis Canada. Superficial thrombophlebitis, superficial vein thrombosis. Aug 2023 [internet publication].
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