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Volume 21 - No. 3 - December 2020 In this issue: EDITORIAL THE ELOQUENCE OF SYMBOLS COVID-19, congresses and the dissemination of From Medicine a call to the Community of the scientific information Phlebological World Allegra C Agus GB ORIGINAL ARTICLES Outpatient treatment and prevention of acute hemorrhoids with sulodexide Katorkin SE, Andreev PS, Sotnikov VM Effect of four-layer dressing on venous ulcer Tiwary SK, Choubey KK, Khanna S, Kumar P, Khanna AK Study of quality of life in patients with varicose vein after radiofrequency ablation and ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy Tiwary SK, Alam S, Sureka P, Kumar P, Khanna AK CASE REPORTS Takotsubo Syndrome induced by sclerotherapy with polidocanol Cifuentes JS, Ulloa JH, Pinto P, Bravo JA, Montenegro AC Recurrent thrombosis: a case report of young patient JAK2+ without myeloproliferative disease and other risk factors. The role of sport activity Sica A, Sagnelli C, Sagnelli E, Fiorelli A, Casale B Foot acrosyndromes in patients with COVID-19: the podiatrist’s approach Secolo IS, Toscano RE, Risso D, Secolo G EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA PUBBLICAZIONE PERIODICA QUADRIMESTRALE - POSTE ITALIANE S.P.A. - SPED. IN A. P. D.L. 353/2003 (CONV. IN L. 27/02/2004 N° 46) ART. 1, COMMA 1, DCB/CN - ISSN 1593-232X TAXE PERÇUE ACTA PHLEBOLOGICA AFFILIATED SOCIETIES Association of Vascular Surgeons, Phlebologists Egyptian Venous Forum and Angiologists of Ukraine Georgian Society of Phlebology Bangladesh Vascular Society Hungarian Venous Forum Canadian Society of Phlebology Mexican Academy of Phlebology and Lymphology Chilean Phlebology and Lymphology Foundation Panamerican Society of Phlebology and Lymphology College of Surgeons J. 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