Superficialthrombophlebitis(increasinglybeingcalledsuperficialvenousthrombosis)isinflammationofthesuperficialveinsassociatedwithvenousthrombosis.Traditionally,ithas
beenconsideredabenign,selflimitingdiseaseofthelowerextremity.However,itcanaffectmostsuperficialvenoussystemsinthebodyandimportantlycanbeassociatedwithdeepveinthrombosisandpulmonaryembolism.Treatmentisaimedatsymptomaticcontrolandpreventionoftheseseriousandpotentiallyfatal皮肤白癜风专家中科医院专家