Deep Vein Thrombosis Symptoms

Deep vein thrombosis symptoms

        One of the deep vein thrombosis symptoms is superficial thrombophlebitis, which means that the blood clots in the superficial vein, mostly occurs because of a vein damage that can cause the forming of a little blood clot. The vein and the surrounding of the skin inflammation and this causes the symptoms of any type of inflammation including redness, swelling, tenderness and warmth. The damage vein can be felt as a hard, thickened cord. It also exist the possibility that even though there is an inflammation there can be no infection.

       Varicosities can be fallowed by superficial thrombophlebitis. When the blood backs up and causes swelling, and becomes deformed or sinuous, this means that the valves of the larger veins in the superficial system failed. The valves are failing when the veins are loosing their elasticity and stretch. This may occur due to age, overweight, pregnancy or family history.

       Deep vein thrombosis symptoms are related to the occlusion of blood returning to the heart and which causes a blood blockage in the leg. Deep vein thrombosis symptoms include: pain, swelling, warmth and redness. It is not necessary for all these symptoms to occur. You may experience one, all or in some cases none of these symptoms may be present with a deep vein thrombosis.

       The deep vein thrombosis symptoms may occur like an infection or cellulitis of the leg. Deep vein thrombosis symptoms can be diagnosed depending on the clinical capacity of the health care specialist. If you experience some of these situations like leg swelling, redness, an ache, all these can be indicators of a blood clot and you should not ignore it.

       Deep vein thrombosis symptoms may due to other causes such as cellulitis or infection. But it can be difficult to make a diagnosis without first asking for medical advice. If you also feel a pain in the chest or you may find difficult to breath, then you should worry that a pulmonary embolism may be the cause. It is very important to go and ask for specialist's advice.

       Studies are shown that a half of the people with deep vein thrombosis experience no symptoms. At these persons, a pain in the chest or shortness of breath which are caused by pulmonary embolism can be the first step that something in their body is not working well. At other persons if it is involved a deep leg vein the calf is swelling and this may be very painful, and delicate to the touch, and warm. You may also experience swelling at the ankle, foot or thigh, this depending of what veins are mixed. If a vein of the arm is involved, the arm will also experience swelling.

       As a symptom you may also experience a chronic deep vein insufficiency. The blood clots may heal by being transformed to scar tissue and this may destroy the valves in the veins. The damaged valves will prevent the veins from a normal functioning, and in this way a fluid accumulates and the ankle is swelling.

        The fluid accumulation can extend up the leg and can affect the thigh. This edema can be worse at the end of the day, because the blood must flow upward for reaching the heart when a person is standing or sitting in the course of the night the edema disappears because the legs are horizontal and veins empty well.