Thrombophlebitis

Short characteristic of a disease

Thrombophlebitis is a disease which is characterized by an inflammation of a venous wall and formation of blood clot on it. In the beginning there is phlebitis - a vein inflammation. In the absence of treatment as a result of inflammatory process on a wall of a vein roughnesses are formed, there is a delay of a blood flow and clots which are called blood clots are in these parts formed. Most often thrombophlebitises of extremities develop.

Thrombophlebitis reasons

Infectious factors, and also disturbance of an integrity of a venous wall can provoke thrombophlebitis. The infection can get on a vein wall from nearby fabrics, and also is transferred with a blood flow and a lymph. Such diseases as flu, tuberculosis, an ugly face, tonsillitis, pneumonia, scarlet fever, caries can become the thrombophlebitis reason. The varicosity, pregnancy, a long bed rest, weak cordial activity lead to delay of current of a venous blood owing to what there can be thrombophlebitis.

One more of causes of illness is change of composition of blood and its ability to coagulability. It can arise at introduction of some medicines, a pachemia. Decrease in immunity and disturbance in work of nervous and endocrine system in some cases can become the contributing factors of a course of a disease. Abortions, surgical interventions, injuries and long catheterization of veins can provoke developing of a disease.

Types of thrombophlebitis

Distinguish acute thrombophlebitis and chronic thrombophlebitis, depending on location of a vein – thrombophlebitis of deep and superficial veins.

Acute thrombophlebitis of deep veins develops unexpectedly and quickly. There is a homotopic pain, hypostasis develops, temperature increases, deterioration in the general condition of the patient is observed. At absence or untimely treatment thrombophlebitis of deep veins can take the chronic form.

Chronic thrombophlebitis of deep veins is characterized by periodic exacerbations, long course of a disease. Thrombophlebitises of extremities are shown by hypostasis which amplifies when walking or long standing. Pain can disturb not strongly or in general be absent.

Thrombophlebitis of superficial veins in an acute form is characterized by existence of the pricking pain on the course of the struck saphena, hypostasis of extremities. On a body in scarlet strips which appear in places of the affected veins are visible, at palpation morbidity and consolidation of veins are observed. Temperature increase to 38 °C, increase in lymph nodes is observed. If a disease not to treat, then it can take the chronic form or provoke development of phlegmon or abscess.

Thrombophlebitis symptoms

Symptoms of thrombophlebitis depend on its form and localization.

Thrombophlebitises of extremities are characterized by pain and hypostasis, temperature increase. Thrombophlebitis symptoms at damage of deep veins – are so strong that it is impossible to disregard them. Severe pain forces the patient to ask for medical care or to apply folk remedies. At thrombophlebitis of legs, except hypostasis, the feeling of a raspiraniye and tension in a leg, to the touch it colder, than healthy appears.

At thrombophlebitis of extremities skin – pale and brilliant, can be with a blue shade. Also skin color on the course of the inflamed vein changes – the redness appears. Acute thrombophlebitis can pass in purulent which is characterized by emergence in the place of defeat of abscesses and abscesses. Lack of treatment can lead to formation of phlegmon – to a purulent inflammation of hypodermic cellulose.

Treatment of thrombophlebitis

Treatment of thrombophlebitis depends on a form and localization, and can be conservative and surgical.

Conservative treatment assumes a high bed rest with an opportunity to hold the struck surface on an eminence. Tires are for this purpose used. At a subacute and chronic form allow to apply the warming compresses to blood circulation improvement.

Treatment of thrombophlebitis the warming compresses in an acute form – is contraindicated. To reduce pain, apply blockade according to Vishnevsky (to a novocaine injection in cellulose of the struck party). At a chronic form of a disease the physical therapy gives good effect. Treatment of thrombophlebitis includes reception of anticoagulants – drugs which reduce coagulability of blood. It is possible to apply a girudoterapiya if contraindications to reception of anticoagulants take place. Bloodsuckers liquefy blood and reduce coagulability.

Surgical treatment includes such operations as binding of veins, a venectomy, a section and excision of nodes of saphenas in which there are blood clots.

National treatment of thrombophlebitis

National treatment of thrombophlebitis is applied to reduction of manifestation of symptoms of a disease: pains, hypostasis and inflammation of veins.

For reduction of an inflammation put lilac leaves to the affected veins, use infusion of leaves of a nettle. It is necessary to keep to a diet which excludes reception of meat, fish and any fried food.

Also use such herbs as a yarrow, an immortelle. Well birch leaves, buckthorn bark, cowberry leaves help. Do decoction of herbs and leaves and drink it before food.

Spirit tincture of flowers of a white acacia, this good resorptional means well will be suitable for compresses. It is possible to apply bandages with sea-buckthorn oil.

Anyway national treatment of thrombophlebitis needs to be carried out under observation of the doctor. Uncontrolledly it is impossible to use folk remedies.