Symptoms of Varicose veins

Symptoms of Varicose veins

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Varicose veins includes the 17 symptoms listed below:

• Enlarged blue or dark purple veins - usually leg veins affected
• Symptoms of varicose leg veins:
  • Enlarged leg veins
  • Legs swelling
  • Swollen feet
  • Swollen ankles
  • Weak leg muscles
  • Leg muscle cramps - usually at night
  • Inadequate leg circulation
  • Poor leg healing
  • Eczema on legs
  • Itchy skin on legs or ankles
  • Leg ulcers
  • Leg aches after standing still
  • Leg cramps
  • Spider veins on legs
• See also symptoms of hemorrhoids - hemorrhoids are actually a type of rectal varicose vein
• more information...»

Research symptoms & diagnosis of Varicose veins:

• Overview -- Varicose veins
• Diagnostic Tests for Varicose veins
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Complications -- Varicose veins
• Doctors & Specialists
• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Varicose veins
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Varicose veins: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Varicose veins:

• Venous insufficiency - clogging of the blood in the veins.
• Varicose ulcers
• Thrombophlebitis
• Deep-vein thrombosis
• Severe bleeding infection (see Bleeding symptoms)
• Inadequate leg circulation (see Leg symptoms)
• Skin ulcers (type of Ulcer)
• more complications...»

Diagnostic Testing

Diagnostic testing of medical conditions related to Varicose veins:

• Physical exam
• X-rays
• Ultrasound
• more tests...»

Research More About Varicose veins

Do I have Varicose veins?

• Varicose veins: Introduction
• Varicose veins: Diagnostic Testing to confirm diagnosis
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for Varicose veins
• Hidden Causes of Varicose veins
• How serious is it?
• Treatments for Varicose veins
• More about Varicose veins

Varicose veins: Medical Mistakes

• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Varicose veins: Undiagnosed Conditions

Diseases that may be commonly undiagnosed in related medical areas:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Varicose veins:

• High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
  • Home Blood Pressure Hypertension Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Home Heart Tests
• Heart Health: Home Testing:
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Blood Pressure Testing
  • Home Cholesterol Testing
• more home tests...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Varicose veins?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Varicose veins includes:

• Claudication
• Superficial thrombophlebitis
• Arthritis
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Superficial thrombophlebitis
• more diagnoses...»

See the full list of 6 alternative diagnoses for Varicose veins

Varicose veins: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Cholesterol Specialists:
  • Clinical Lipidology (Cholesterol/Triglycerides)
  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
  • Cardiology (Heart specialists)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
• Skin Health Specialists (Dermatology):
  • Dermatology (Skin Health Specialists)
  • Dermatopathology
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Dermatological Immunology / Diagnostic Laboratory (Skin Allergies)
• more specialists...»

Research all specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

More about symptoms of Varicose veins:

More information about symptoms of Varicose veins and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Varicose veins
• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Varicose veins
• Underlying causes of Varicose veins
• Associated conditions for Varicose veins
• Risk factors for Varicose veins

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Eczema on legs - see all causes of Eczema
• Enlarged blue or dark purple veins - see all causes of Vein symptoms
• Enlarged leg veins - see all causes of Leg symptoms
• Inadequate leg circulation - see all causes of Leg symptoms
• Itchy skin on legs or ankles - see all causes of Ankle symptoms
• Leg aches after standing still - see all causes of Standing symptoms
• Leg cramps - see all causes of Leg cramps
• Leg muscle cramps - see all causes of Leg pain
• Leg ulcers - see all causes of Leg ulcers
• Legs swelling - see all causes of Leg swelling
• Poor leg healing - see all causes of Healing symptoms
• See also symptoms of hemorrhoids
• Swollen ankles - see all causes of Ankle swelling
• Swollen feet - see all causes of Foot swelling
• Weak leg muscles - see all causes of Leg weakness

Medical Books Online about Varicose veins

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Varicose veins are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Varicose veins.

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Symptoms of Varicose veins: Online Medical Books

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the symptoms of Varicose veins.

Thrombophlebitis: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

In both types of thrombophlebitis, clinical features vary with the site and length of the affected vein. Although DVT may occur asymptomatically, it may also produce severe pain, fever, chills, malaise and, possibly, swelling and cyanosis of the affected arm or leg. Superficial thrombophlebitis produces visible and palpable signs, such as heat, pain, swelling, rubor, tenderness, and induration along the length of the affected vein. Varicose veins may also be present. (See Varicose veins.) Extensive vein involvement may cause lymphadenitis.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Thrombophlebitis: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

In both types of thrombophlebitis, clinical features vary with the site and length of the affected vein. Although deep vein thrombophlebitis may occur asymptomatically, it may also produce severe pain, fever, chills, malaise and, possibly, swelling and cyanosis of the affected arm or leg.

Superficial thrombophlebitis produces visible and palpable signs, such as heat, pain, swelling, rubor, tenderness, and induration along the length of the affected vein. Extensive vein involvement may cause lymphadenitis.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Varicose veins as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Varicose veins, it is also important to consider Varicose veins as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Varicose veins may cause:

• Groin mass
• Hemosiderin deposition
• Hyperpigmentation
• Leg pain
• Lipodermatosclerosis
• Skin ulceration
• Venous ulcer of leg

Varicose veins as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Varicose veins as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Varicose veins.

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Diagnostic Testing for a Diagnosis of Varicose veins
• Research Alternative Diagnoses for Varicose veins
• How serious is Varicose veins?
• More about Varicose veins
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Lesser known silent killer diseases
• Books on signs and symptoms

Full list of premium articles on symptoms and diagnosis

About signs and symptoms of Varicose veins:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Varicose veins. This signs and symptoms information for Varicose veins has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Varicose veins signs or Varicose veins symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Varicose veins may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Varicose veins symptoms.