Swollen calf

Swelling of the lower leg is one of the symptoms of venous insufficiency of the lower limbs. Lower extremity venous insufficiency is a general term for lower extremity venous disease. Strictly speaking, great saphenous varicose veins of the lower extremities are not a single disease, but the most important manifestations of venous insufficiency of the lower limbs. Other manifestations include itchy scratches of the epidermis of the lower limbs, eczema, pigmentation, and foot ulcers. Lower extremity venous insufficiency includes two major categories of lower extremity venous reflux disease and lower extremity venous reflux disorder. The main manifestations of lower extremity venous reflux disease are lower saphenous varicose veins.

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