Concomitant acute deep and superficial venous thrombosis of the lower limbs

Purpose: Patients with acute deep venous thrombosis of the lower limbs (DVT) may have concomitant superficial venous thrombosis (SVT). Aim: To analyze some conditions related to concomitant DVT and SVT, other than the acquired and inherited thrombophilias. Subjects: 88 consecutive patients (47 males-53.41%, main age 64.9±13.9 years) admitted in the 5th Medical Clinic Cluj-Napoca, Romania between January and December 2007. Methods: Plasma D-dimers and Duplex ultrasonography to assess the acute thrombosis (thrombus, dilated lumen, absent compressibility and flow), anamnesis and physical examination to detect the p…