Friday, February, 10, 2012

Phlegmasia cerulea dolens

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Alternative Names

Phlegmasia alba dolens


Symptoms

Pain, swelling, and bluish-skin coloring affect the area below the blocked vein.


Signs and tests

For information on diagnosis, see: Deep venous thrombosis


Review Date: 09/26/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)