Patient's question:
I started from the day my leg started to hurt, and I thought about various reasons. I ruled out rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis. Besides bone problems, muscle pain should be even less likely. Muscles can't hurt this severely, so it must be phlebitis. What are the symptoms of lower limb phlebitis?Doctor's answer:
Lower extremity venous thrombophlebitis is generally characterized by pain in the affected area, swelling in the lower limbs, and the presence of local blood clots. People who sit for long periods and are inactive, as well as those who take excessive amounts of birth control pills, are prone to developing lower extremity venous thrombophlebitis. Once lower extremity venous thrombophlebitis occurs, it can easily lead to organ embolism, such as pulmonary embolism. Therefore, it is essential to seek active treatment as soon as it is detected. The best way to diagnose lower extremity venous thrombophlebitis is to perform a color Doppler ultrasound of the blood vessels.