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Thrombophlebitis

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

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Introduction “Thrombo” means “clot.” Phlebitis is inflammation of a vein. Thrombophlebitis (throm-bo-fluh-BI-tis) occurs when a blood clot causes inflammation in one or more of your veins, typically in your legs. On rare occasions, thrombophlebitis (often shortened to “phlebitis”) can affect veins in your arms or neck. The affected vein may be near the surface of [...]