[Varicose veins, chronic venous insufficiency, postthrombotic syndrome (author's transl)].
A short review concerning definition, clinical relevance and therapy of varicose veins, chronic venous insufficiency and postthrombotic syndrome is given. It is proposed to define chronic venous insufficiency on a morphological base. Stage I is characterized by subfascial congestion, oedema and corona phlebectatica, stage II by induration and stasis dermatitis, stage III by the occurrence of venous ulcers. The postthrombotic syndrome is a special form of chronic venous insufficiency which can be distinguished by the clinical pattern alone.
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000473:pathology; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*
Varizen - chronische venöse Insuffizienz - Postthrombotisches Syndrom.