Do You Have Swelling and Pain in Your Legs? It May Be Deep Vein Thrombosis.
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People with DVT can experience swelling and pain in the legs, skin breakdown, and/or cramping in the calf." Deep vein thrombosis ( DVT ) occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein in the body, often found in the legs. The blood clots that form can break loose, traveling to other parts of your body such as your lungs ( pulmonary embolism ) and blocking blood flow. When DVT and a pulmonary embolism (PE) occur together, it is called venous thromboembolism (VTE). At McLaren Greater La
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Do You Have Swelling and Pain in Your Legs? It May Be Deep Vein Thrombosis.
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