PHLEBITIDES - A SURVEY

Classification of phlebitides is difficult and none of the suggestions made so far has been internationally recognized. Already the definiti on of ''primary'' and ''secondary'' presents difficulties. For practic al purposes the phlebitides are classified in this survey according to their importance as disease entities and their etiology. The role of phlebitis saltans as an idiopathic disease or as an indicator of under lying disorders is emphasized and the differential diagnosis between s ymptomatic skipping phlebitis and paraneoplastic thrombosis with secon dary inflammation is outlined.