phlebitis
Classification according to ICD-10 | |
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I80 | Thrombosis, phlebitis and thrombophlebitis |
I82.1 | Thrombophlebitis migrans |
O08.7 | Other venous diseases as complications after abortion, ectopic pregnancy and molar pregnancy |
O22.2 | Superficial thrombophlebitis in pregnancy |
O87 | Venous diseases as a complication in the puerperium |
K75.1 | Portal vein phlebitis |
G08 | Intracranial and intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis |
G95.1 | Vascular Myelopathies - Non-purulent intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis |
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) |
As phlebitis (from gr ἡ φλέψ (hē Phleps. The vein)) (Morez .: phlebitis ) which is from the 18th century inflammation of a venous vessel called.
Symptoms
Inflammation of the superficial veins can be seen and felt as painful, crimson and heated strands. Often there is also a swelling. Since phlebitis often results in thrombosis as a complication, a doctor should be consulted immediately if these signs occur. The venous leg ulcer is a dreaded late complication of thrombosis .
localization
- on the legs, usually with pre-existing varicose veins (varices)
- on the arms, usually iatrogenically through venous cannulas or catheters
causes
- Poor nutrition, ie not drinking enough fluids and eating too little nutrients
- bacterial cause after intravenous injection or infusion
Special forms
- Filiform phlebitis ( iron wire phlebitis ), especially in Mondor's disease
- Phlebitis migrans and phlebitis saltans: wandering and jumping phlebitis, especially in thrombangiitis obliterans
- Phlebitis nodularis (vasculitis nodularis profunda)
- Portal phlebitis
- Sinus phlebitis
- Thrombophlebitis : phlebitis of the superficial veins
Phlebitis after administration of chemotherapeutic agents
After administration of chemotherapy drugs such as vinorelbine , phlebitis with blistering can occur.
See also
Web links
Wiktionary: Phlebitis - Explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Hunter : Treatise on the blood, inflammation, and gun-shot wounds. London 1794.