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What could suddenly cause multiple blood clots?

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Dr. Thomas Wright answered

Specializes in Phlebology

Many possibilities: There are many risk factors for blood clots. Immobility, trauma , surgery and other illness. There are also dozens of inherited medical conditions like factor V leiden mutation, protein S, and C deficiency and many more that increase the risk of blood clots. Previous blood clots is another risk factor. Multiple blood clots usually associate with a combination of the more serious risk factors.

Answered 1/25/2015

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