DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS:Symptoms, Signs, Causes, Diagnosis,Risk Factors,Types and Treatments

Early Symptoms Of DVT

The symptoms of DVT appears mostly in the later stages when the condition develops fully. Following are some of the symptoms associated with DVT:

Symptoms associated with both lower and upper extremity DVT:

  1. Swelling: It is one of the most common symptoms that appear in the patients. The swelling of the veins occurs due to damage or injury.
  2. Edema: Edema can be seen in the DVT region, which occurred due to the blockage of blood supply and the blood accumulate there due to DVT.
  3. Pain or Tenderness: Pain occurs in the legs, foot or arms, and sometimes it can become very uncomfortable and unbearable. In the case of upper extremity DVT, the pain can be sensed as shoulder or neck pain.
  4. Warm skin: Sometimes the patient may feel some areas of skin warmer than the rest of the body. The affected part can be felt warmer than the other nearby parts.
  5. Pale skin: Skin nearer to the affected area or above affected area becomes pale due to impaired or improper blood supply.
  6. Weakness: The motion and activities will be impaired in the affected body part like in upper extremity DVT; it will become difficult to carry out work on the hand efficiently.
  7. Erythema: In case of a severe condition, erythema or redness can be seen in the affected region.
  8. Fever: Fever can also be accompanied in some situations like post-operative procedures.
  9. Cramps: Sometimes the patient may experience cramps in the affected region like leg cramps.

Sometimes people get confused with symptoms of DVT and other underlying conditions that may resemble the signs of DVT. For example, you may experience leg swelling in case of Soft-tissue trauma, Cellulitis, Obstruction of a pelvic vein, Obstruction of a lymphatic vessel in the pelvis, Popliteal bursitis that obstructs venous return, and Abdominal or pelvic tumors that obstruct venous or lymphatic return. Also, the calf pain may be due to Venous insufficiency, Post-phlebitis syndrome, Cellulitis that results in painful erythema of the calf, and Partial or complete tears of the calf muscles or tendon. In the above situations, the patient must undergo certain techniques that identify and differentiate between DVT and other diseases.