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Phlebitis

Phlebitis: Introduction

Phlebitis: Inflammation of a vein. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Phlebitis is available below.

Symptoms of Phlebitis

• Localised pain or tenderness
• Redness of skin over the vein
• Warmth and swelling of the area
• See also symptoms of thrombophlebitis
• more symptoms...»

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Treatments for Phlebitis

• Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
• Hot and or cold packs
• Compression bandages
• more treatments...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Phlebitis?

• Misdiagnosis of Phlebitis
• Hidden causes of Phlebitis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Phlebitis: Related Patient Stories

• Superficial thrombophlebitis
• possible thrombophlebitis?

Phlebitis: Deaths

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Phlebitis: Complications

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Causes of Phlebitis

• Parenteral nutrition
• Blood transfusion and complications
• Quinupristin-dalfopristin
• Ganciclovir
• Aprotinin
• more causes...»

See full list of 12 causes of Phlebitis

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More information about causes of Phlebitis:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Phlebitis (75 listings)
• Phlebitis as a complication caused by other conditions

Disease Topics Related To Phlebitis

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Phlebitis:

• Thrombophlebitis
• Vasculitis
• Alcohol abuse
• Erythema
• Pulmonary embolism
• more related diseases...»

Research about Phlebitis

Visit our research pages for current research about Phlebitis treatments.

Clinical Trials for Phlebitis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Phlebitis include:

• Peripheral Venous Catheter Trial: 3 Day Versus No Routine Change - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Management of Superficial Thrombophlebitis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Fragmin
• Boston Area Anticoagulation Trial for Atrial Fibrillation (BAATAF) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - warfarin
• Treatment for Blood Clots in the Veins of the Legs - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator,Heparin,Warfarin
• Evaluation of a Venous-Return Assist Device (Venowave) to Treat Post-Thrombotic Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 7 Clinical Trials for Phlebitis

Phlebitis Message Boards

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User Interactive Forums

Read about other experiences, ask a question about Phlebitis, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:

• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
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• What is the best treatment for this?
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Definitions of Phlebitis:

Phlebitis; inflammation of a vein. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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