Classification
CEAP classification is used for venous disease.
| CEAP classification of chronic venous disease | Clinical classification |
|---|
| C0 | No visible or palpable signs of venous disease |
| C1 | Teleangiectasies or reticular veins |
| C2 | Varicose veins |
| C3 | Oedema |
| C4a | Pigmentation or eczema |
| C4b | Lipodermatosclerosis or athrophie blanche |
| C5 | Healed venous ulcer |
| C6 | Active venous ulcer |
| Etiological classification | Anatomical classification | Pathophysiology |
|---|
| Ec: congenital | As: syperficial veins | Pr: reflux |
| Ep: primary | Ap: perforating veins | Po: obstruction |
| Es: secondary | Ad: deep veins | Pr, o: reflux and obstruction |
| En: no venous cause identified | An: no venous location identified | Pn: no venous pathophysiology identifiable |
