From Medscape General Surgery Aggressive Management of Chronic DVT and the Postthrombotic Syndrome
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According to the National Alliance for Thrombosis and Thrombophilia, approximately 60% of patients in whom DVT develops will recover without further symptoms. However, 40% will have some degree of postthrombotic syndrome, (PTS) and in 4%, severe PTS will develop. The American Venous Forum suggests that PTS will develop in up to two thirds of patients with DVT. Although the severity of PTS can vary, the signs and symptoms can be lifestyle-limiting and include pain, edema, telangiectasia, hyperpigmentation, lipodermatosclerosis, and ulceration. The more severe symptoms of PTS reportedly occur in 7% to 23% of affected patients, whereas venous ulceration is seen in 5% to 10% of patients.
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