Stages
- C0 no visible or palpable signs of venous disease
- C1 telangectasia or reticular veins
- C2 varicose veins
- C3 edema
- C4a skin changes due to venous disorders: pigmentation, eczema
- C4b skin changes due to venous disorders: lipodermatosclerosis, atrophie blanche
- C5 as C4 but with healed ulcers
- C6 skin changes with active ulcers (venous insufficiency ulceration)
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