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Venous thrombosis

Venous thrombosis is thrombosis in a vein, caused by a thrombus (blood clot). The most common form of venous thrombosis is a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), when a blood clot forms in the deep veins of the leg. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
Phlebothrombosis
May Cause
Bowel ischemia
Cerebral infarction
Embolus
Prolonged cerebral vascular transit time
May Be Caused by
 Common
Homocystinuria
 Uncommon
Antiphospholipid syndrome
Aplasia cutis congenita
Behçet disease
Budd-Chiari syndrome
Calcified inferior vena cava thrombus and adrenal hemorrhage
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Congenital renal vein thrombosis
Glucagonoma syndrome
Hereditary pancreatitis
Hughes-Stovin syndrome
Iliocaval compression syndrome
Infant of diabetic mother
Inferior vena cava syndrome
Lemierre syndrome
Nephrotic syndrome
Paget-Schroetter syndrome
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Polycythemia vera
Protein C deficiency
Protein S deficiency
Superior vena cava syndrome
Tolosa-Hunt syndrome
Trousseau syndrome

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