Plegmasia alba & cerulea dolens

Presentation for students

1. PHLEGMASIA ALBA DOLENS DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS

2. HRISTO A. RAHMAN 22/06/20 DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS Painful white oedema; “Milk leg or white leg”; First described in pregnant and postpartum women; Total occlusion of deep iliofemoral venous system; Open superficial venous system; Oedema, pain, blanching WITHOUT CYANOSIS PHLEGMASIA ALBA DOLENS

3. PHLEGMASIA CERULEA DOLENS DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS

4. HRISTO A. RAHMAN 22/06/20 DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS Occlusion of both deep and superficial venous systems; Fluid sequestrations, significant oedema, agonising pain, CYANOSIS, bullae; Compartment syndrome, acute ischaemia PHLEGMASIA CERULEA DOLENS