blue phlebitis

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blue phlebitis,

a severe form of thrombosis of a deep vein, usually the femoral vein. The condition is acute and fulminating and is usually accompanied by vast edema and cyanosis of the limb distal to the occluding thrombus. It can lead to venous gangrene. Also called phlegmasia cerulea dolens.

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