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Risk factors can include blood clots, vein inflammation known as phlebitis or being overweight.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
Biden's battle with cancer parallels former president Richard Nixon's near-fatal bout of phlebitis just after his August 9, 1974, resignation over the Watergate scandal.
—Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Lloyd Klein, who was in a two-decade relationship with the Swiss native, told People that Wildenstein suffered from phlebitis, or the inflammation of a vein, prior to her death Tuesday in Paris.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
But Klein told the outlets his late partner had phlebitis, a condition the Mayo Clinic describes as a blood clot to form and block one or more veins, often in the legs.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
Klein shared that the Swiss socialite died from phlebitis, or thrombophlebitis, a condition that causes a blood clot to form and block one or more veins, often in the legs, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
On a more serious note, over time swelling can lead to inflammation (phlebitis) and painful and debilitating ulcers.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 11 May 2023
Patients at the town spa come to treat rheumatism and phlebitis.
—Bob Morris, Town & Country, 3 May 2018
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025
Biden's battle with cancer parallels former president Richard Nixon's near-fatal bout of phlebitis just after his August 9, 1974, resignation over the Watergate scandal.
—Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Lloyd Klein, who was in a two-decade relationship with the Swiss native, told People that Wildenstein suffered from phlebitis, or the inflammation of a vein, prior to her death Tuesday in Paris.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
But Klein told the outlets his late partner had phlebitis, a condition the Mayo Clinic describes as a blood clot to form and block one or more veins, often in the legs.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
Klein shared that the Swiss socialite died from phlebitis, or thrombophlebitis, a condition that causes a blood clot to form and block one or more veins, often in the legs, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
On a more serious note, over time swelling can lead to inflammation (phlebitis) and painful and debilitating ulcers.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 11 May 2023
Patients at the town spa come to treat rheumatism and phlebitis.
—Bob Morris, Town & Country, 3 May 2018
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“Phlebitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phlebitis. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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