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Venous insufficiency - Symptom

Alternative Names

Chronic venous insufficiency

Symptoms:

Dull aching, heaviness, or cramping in legs
Itching and tingling
Pain that gets worse when standing
Pain that gets better when legs are raised
Swelling of the legs

People with chronic venous insufficiency may also have:

Redness of the legs and ankles
Skin color changes around the ankles
Varicose veins on the surface (superficial)
Thickening of the skin on the legs and ankles
Ulcers on the legs and ankles

Heart, front view

Venous insufficiency

Reviewed last on: 6/1/2009
Jeffrey Heit, MD, Internist with special emphasis on preventive health, fitness and nutrition, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Bergan JJ, Schmid-Schonbein GW, Smith PD, et al. Chronic venous disease. N Engl J Med. 2006;355(5):488-498.

Freischlag JA, Heller JA. Venous disease. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008: chap 68.

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