Causes of Varicose veins

This section discusses 65 medical conditions causing Varicose veins. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Causes of Varicose veins:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Varicose veins. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Chronic cough
• Thrombophlebitis
• Chronic constipation
• Leg injury
• Phlebitis
• Obesity
• Idiopathic
• Familial
• Pelvic tumour

Causes of Varicose veins listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Varicose veins as a symptom include:

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Conditions listing medical symptoms: Varicose veins:

The following list of conditions have 'Varicose veins' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

Select from the following alphabetical view of conditions which include a symptom of Varicose veins or choose View All.

A

• Aicardi syndrome ... telangiectasia
• Alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase deficiency, Type II ... telangiectasia
• Aortic dilatation- joint hypermobility- arterial tortuosity ... varicose veins
• Arterial tortuosity syndrome ... telangiectasia
• Ataxia Telangiectasia ... telangiectasias, red spider veins
• Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease ... varicose veins

B

• Bosviel syndrome ... telangiectasia

C

• Carcinoid syndrome ... telangiectasia
• Cirrhosis of the liver ... spider veins
• Cohen-Hayden syndrome ... varicose veins
• CREST syndrome ... Telangiectasia

D

• De Sanctis-Cacchione syndrome ... cutaneous telangiectasia
• Distichiasis with Congenital Anomalies of the heart and Peripheral Vasculature ... varicose veins

E

• EDS V ... varicose veins
• Ehlers Danlos syndrome type 4, autosomal dominant ... varicose veins
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type 4 ... Varicose veins
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Type I ... varicose veins
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV ... varicose veins
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type V ... varicose veins
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, progeroid form ... varicose veins
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, vascular type ... varicose veins

F

• Fabry's Disease ... telangiectasia

G

• Glomerulonephritis -- sparse hair -- telangiectases ... telangiectasia

K

• Kanzaki disease ... telangiectasia
• Klippel Trenaunay Weber syndrome ... varicose veins

L

• Lupus ... telangiectasia

N

• N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosaminidase ... telangiectasia

O

• Osler's disease ... multiple teleangiectasias

P

• Poikiloderma of Kindler ... telangiectasia
• Poikiloderma of Rothmund-Thomson ... telangiectasia
• Polycystic kidney disease, infantile type ... varicose veins
• Proteus like syndrome mental retardation eye defect ... varicose veins
• Pulmonary edema ... visible veins

R

• REST syndrome ... telangiectasia
• Rosacea ... swollen face blood vessels (telangiectasia)
• Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome ... Telangiectasia

S

• Schindler disease ... telangiectasia
• Scleroderma ... Telangiectasias
• Sphingolipidosis ... telangiectasia

T

• Telangiectasia ... red spider veins
• Teleangiectasia ... red spider veins
• Torticollis, keloids, cryptorchidism, renal dysplasia ... varicose veins

V

• Varicose eczema ... varicose veins
• Venous Insufficiency ... varicose veins

W

• Wegener's granulomatosis ... telangiectasia

X

• Xeroderma pigmentosum ... cutaneous telangiectasia
• Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 1 ... cutaneous telangiectasia
• Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 2 ... cutaneous telangiectasia
• Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 3 ... cutaneous telangiectasia
• Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 4 ... cutaneous telangiectasia
• Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 5 ... cutaneous telangiectasia
• Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 6 ... cutaneous telangiectasia
• Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 7 ... cutaneous telangiectasia

Z

• Zieve syndrome ... telangiectasia

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List of 65 causes of Varicose veins

This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Varicose veins in our database from various sources.

• Aicardi syndrome - telangiectasia
• Alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase deficiency, Type II - telangiectasia
• Aortic dilatation- joint hypermobility- arterial tortuosity - varicose veins
• Arterial tortuosity syndrome - telangiectasia
• Ataxia Telangiectasia - telangiectasias
• Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease - varicose veins
• Bosviel syndrome - telangiectasia
• Carcinoid syndrome - telangiectasia
• Chronic constipation
• Chronic cough
• Cirrhosis of the liver - spider veins
• Cohen-Hayden syndrome - varicose veins
• CREST syndrome - Telangiectasia
• De Sanctis-Cacchione syndrome - cutaneous telangiectasia
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Distichiasis with Congenital Anomalies of the heart and Peripheral Vasculature - varicose veins
• EDS V - varicose veins
• Ehlers Danlos syndrome type 4, autosomal dominant - varicose veins
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type 4 - Varicose veins
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Type I - varicose veins
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV - varicose veins
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type V - varicose veins
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, progeroid form - varicose veins
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, vascular type - varicose veins
• Fabry's Disease - telangiectasia
• Familial
• Glomerulonephritis -- sparse hair -- telangiectases - telangiectasia
• Idiopathic
• Kanzaki disease - telangiectasia
• Klippel Trenaunay Weber syndrome - varicose veins
• Leg injury
• Lupus - telangiectasia
• N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosaminidase - telangiectasia
• Obesity
• Osler's disease - multiple teleangiectasias
• Pelvic tumour
• Phlebitis
• Poikiloderma of Kindler - telangiectasia
• Poikiloderma of Rothmund-Thomson - telangiectasia
• Polycystic kidney disease, infantile type - varicose veins
• Pregnancy
• Proteus like syndrome mental retardation eye defect - varicose veins
• Pulmonary edema - visible veins
• REST syndrome - telangiectasia
• Rosacea - swollen face blood vessels (telangiectasia)
• Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome - Telangiectasia
• Schindler disease - telangiectasia
• Scleroderma - Telangiectasias
• Sphingolipidosis - telangiectasia
• Telangiectasia - red spider veins
• Teleangiectasia - red spider veins
• Thrombophlebitis
• Torticollis, keloids, cryptorchidism, renal dysplasia - varicose veins
• Varicose eczema - varicose veins
• Venous Insufficiency - varicose veins
• Wegener's granulomatosis - telangiectasia
• Xeroderma pigmentosum - cutaneous telangiectasia
• Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 1 - cutaneous telangiectasia
• Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 2 - cutaneous telangiectasia
• Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 3 - cutaneous telangiectasia
• Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 4 - cutaneous telangiectasia
• Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 5 - cutaneous telangiectasia
• Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 6 - cutaneous telangiectasia
• Xeroderma pigmentosum, type 7 - cutaneous telangiectasia
• Zieve syndrome - telangiectasia

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