What is thrombophlebitis? Inflammatory disease of the vein and blockage of its thrombus. Most often occurs on the lower extremities. Thrombophlebitis can occur as a serious complication after suffering a serious infectious disease, but more often due to the transition of the inflammatory process from the existing wound to the vein wall. In women, it occurs after childbirth. Increased blood clotting, changes in the state of the vein wall, slow blood flow through the vessels are the processes that can provoke the appearance and development of thrombophlebitis.
This is a serious disease that requires timely treatment. Thrombophlebitis is dangerous with complications, especially thrombophlebitis of the face and pelvic veins. In the first case, the inflammatory process can affect the veins of the brain, and in the second case, it can strike the liver.
Thrombophlebitis can be chronic and acute. Depending on the depth of the affected veins - superficial and deep thrombophlebitis. Treatment is always prescribed by a doctor and one must strictly adhere to his recommendations.
Mosta dangerous and actively flowing disease - acute thrombophlebitis. As a rule, it starts suddenly, develops in a few hours. A sick person experiences acute pain along the vein, the limb swells, and the state of he alth deteriorates sharply.
The body temperature rises to 39 degrees, and sometimes even higher, the patient is shivering. Then the thrill can subside - go into a chronic form. Almost always, the vein remains clogged, and this leads to difficulty in the outflow of blood from the affected limb, edema develops and often the appearance of varicose veins.
When the first signs of acute thrombophlebitis appear, the patient should be urgently examined by a doctor.
In some cases, the patient may be hospitalized. With a timely visit to the doctor and the treatment carried out, it is possible to localize the inflammation in a few days. If the disease is not treated (or self-medicated) or it is too late to see a doctor, then in almost ninety-seven cases out of a hundred thrombophlebitis takes a chronic form.
A long-term, sluggish, with periodic exacerbations of the disease - chronic thrombophlebitis, the treatment of which should also be carried out according to the prescription and under the supervision of a doctor. We urge you again and again - do not self-medicate! Do not take any medications prescribed by your neighbor's doctor. This can lead to irreparable consequences.
Migrating thrombophlebitis can be attributed to special forms of this insidious disease. Treatment of this form of the disease should bestarted as soon as possible. The disease begins with the appearance of painful nodules on the superficial veins of one limb, then suddenly appear on the second. The appearance of nodules may be accompanied by an increase in body temperature. When such signs of the patient appear, it is necessary to put the patient to bed, lay the limb on a small roller and immediately call a doctor. Do not take any action until the paramedics arrive. Don't massage your foot! Do not rub any ointments. This can provoke a blood clot!
In chronic thrombophlebitis, it is recommended to constantly wear elastic stockings or use an elastic bandage, visit exercise therapy. If you have been diagnosed with thrombophlebitis, treatment at the resort is allowed for at least six months after the removal of an acute attack.
