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Thrombophlebitis and Deep Venous Thrombosis may affect the legs   Superficial phlebitis is an inflammatory thrombosis of a superficial normal vein, usually due to infection or trauma from needles and catheters, or of a varicose vein usually in the context of the chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) syndrome. Deep venous thrombosis is due to thrombotic obstruction of a vein with or without an inflammatory response and occurs due to slow blood flow, hypercoagulability, or changes in the venous walls.   Redness...