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A 21-year-old male asked:

I'm 21, relatively thin, but live a sedentary lifestyle. i experienced some leg spasm and sharp pain in my foot. is that dvt? hows it form?

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Dr. James Whiteanswered

Cosmetic Surgery 33 years experience

Physician Review: Dvt or deep venous thrombosis can be serious. Formed by blood clots in the deep veins from trauma, dehydration, clotting problems. Signs of DVT include acute ache deep pain in the calf/groin, limb swelling. Dvt is determined on physical exam/focus venous ultrasound examination by a physician skill in treating venous disease. Check out the american venous forum or american college of phlebology.

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Dr. David Fertelanswered

Vascular Surgery 37 years experience

Not likely: Dvt pain is usually in the calf.

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Dr. Peter H'doubleranswered

Vascular Surgery 42 years experience

No/ 3 main reasons: Thrombophlebitis is venous thrombosis and associated inflammation of the affected vein. Also referred to as DVT or deep vein thrombosis. It is almost always the result of one or more of 3 conditions (known as virchow's triad): 1stasis of blood, 2 endothelial injury or 3 hyper-coagulability. Common causes for each: 1 long trip 2 post surgery or trauma 3 birth control pills or blood disorder.

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