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What Causes Severe Leg Pain Along With Prominent Veins In An Adolescent?
I think that my 17 year old daughter has varicose veins in her leg. She is having a lot of pain in her leg and the vein is bulging out from her groin to her knee. Can the veins bulge out overnight? I also have varicose veins but I do not remember them bulging out overnight. Any advice for the pain until we can see her doctor? She is an athlete and is not overweight, and drinks a lot of water. Thank you Amy
Mon, 11 Jul 2016
Hello.
This sounds more serious than just a varicose vein problem
She may have a deep venous thrombosis--a clot in a deep leg vein and that can be dangerous since it can lead to a pulmonary embolus
She can try ibuprofen for the pain but she needs to see a doctor right away for Dopper venous flow studies of the leg
This sounds more serious than just a varicose vein problem
She may have a deep venous thrombosis--a clot in a deep leg vein and that can be dangerous since it can lead to a pulmonary embolus
She can try ibuprofen for the pain but she needs to see a doctor right away for Dopper venous flow studies of the leg
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