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blood clot in a vein

a blood clot (a clump of blood) that forms in a vein and causes inflammation is called thrombophlebitis. symptoms include pain, tenderness, warmth, and redness along the length of a vein.

a clot may form either in a vein just under the surface of the skin (superficial thrombophlebitis) or in a deep vein (deep vein thrombosis, or dvt).

thrombophlebitis can occur in any vein, but it is most common in the leg veins. clots in a deep leg vein (deep vein thrombosis) are serious because a clot can break loose and travel through the bloodstream to the lung (pulmonary embolism).

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