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Please tell me what happens if you have a blood clot in your leg?
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DVT: A blood clot in the veins of your legs is called deep venous thrombosis (dvt). Depending on the size, this can cause pain, swelling, and redness. The most feared complication of this if if the clot were to travel to your lungs, called a pulmonary embolism.
Answered 9/14/2015
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