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Subject: Re: Help....What is Milk leg?
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 17:03:08 EDT


In a message dated 8/2/00 12:56:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
writes:

<< was just told that one of my relatives died of Milk
Leg. Does anyone know what this could be? >>
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An old medical dictionary defines milk leg (phlegmasia alba dolens) as
phlebitis of the femoral vein, occasionally following parturition
(childbirth) and typhoid fever; characterized by swelling of the leg, usually
without redness.

Now it would be called thrombophlebitis. Death may occur if the patient
"threw" a clot, leading to pulmonary embolus, or heart attack, or stroke.

Lynn

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