RT Book, Section
A1 Creager, Mark A.
A1 Loscalzo, Joseph
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1155975473
T1 Chronic Venous Disease and Lymphedema
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644016
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155975473
RD 2024/04/20
AB Chronic  venous  diseases  range  from  telangiectasias  and  reticular  veins,  to  varicose  veins,  to  chronic  venous  insufficiency  with  edema,  skin  changes,  and  ulceration.  This  section  of  the  chapter  will  focus  on  identification  and  treatment  of  varicose  veins  and  chronic  venous  insufficiency,  since  these  problems  are  encountered  frequently  by  the  internist.  The  estimated  prevalence  of  varicose  veins  in  the  United  States  is  ~15%  in  men  and  30%  in  women.  Chronic  venous  insufficiency  with  edema  affects  ~7.5%  of  men  and  5%  of  women,  and  the  prevalence  increases  with  age  ranging  from  2%  among  those  <50  years  of  age  to  10%  of  those  70  years  of  age.  Approximately  20%  of  patients  with  chronic  venous  insufficiency  develop  venous  ulcers.