Thrombophlebitis
Female patient, 34 years old, is hospitalized in the surgery department with thrombophlebitis of the right leg. She had areas of ulceration and necrosis at the internal ankle. The thrombosis started at the right calf 1 month ago and extended to the right hip via saphenous vein. There was formed a chain of thrombi. The patience has a family history of thrombophlebitis. She had a surgery with the extrusion of the saphenous vein and drainage to the femoral vein.
Thrombophlebitis is an inflammatory condition of vein leads to thrombosis at the site of inflammation, if not treated inflammation and thrombosis propagate to the whole vein included. Varicose veins are dilated, tortuous veins occur due to congenital venous valve absence or weakness of venous wall as primary or secondary by compression of vein proximally in case of pelvic tumor.
