- Post-thrombotic syndrome
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ICD10 = ICD10|I|87|0|i|80
ICD9 = ICD9|459.1
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MeshID =Post-thrombotic syndrome refers to the long-term effects that can occur after
venous thrombosis . cite journal |author=Kahn SR, Ginsberg JS |title=The post-thrombotic syndrome: current knowledge, controversies, and directions for future research |journal=Blood Rev. |volume=16 |issue=3 |pages=155–65 |year=2002 |month=September |pmid=12163001 |doi= |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0268960X02000085]It is also referred to as post-phlebitic syndrome.
Presentation
It is characterized by chronic pain,
swelling , heaviness and other signs in the affected limb and in severe cases,venous ulcer s may develop. It is the most common complication ofdeep venous thrombosis . Other complications may includepurpura ,eczematoid reaction,dermatitis ,pruritis andulceration .Prevention
The use of
compression stockings has been proposed to prevent the condition.cite journal |author=Kahn SR, Shbaklo H, Shapiro S, "et al" |title=Effectiveness of compression stockings to prevent the post-thrombotic syndrome (the SOX Trial and Bio-SOX biomarker substudy): a randomized controlled trial |journal=BMC Cardiovasc Disord |volume=7 |issue= |pages=21 |year=2007 |pmid=17711595 |pmc=1940263 |doi=10.1186/1471-2261-7-21 |url=http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/7/21]References
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