10 Blood Clot In Leg Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #8: Pain
Pain is a common symptom seen among patients with blood clots. When the blood clot is small, the pain is usually mild. As the blood clot increases in size, the pain can become debilitating and intense.
Arterial blood clots are generally more painful as the arterial blockage causes loss of function and tissue death due to decreased oxygen delivery to the tissues. Blood clots occurring in the superficial veins usually cause pain in the surrounding areas. Clots in deep veins cause more widespread pain. Pain due to a blood clot is usually mild in the beginning and progressively becomes more severe.
It should also be noted that sometimes blood clots are not painful at all.
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