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Edema: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis

Localized


Venous or lymphatic obstruction and/or insufficiency
   Venous thrombosis
   Baker's cyst
   Tumor invasion or compression (e.g., superior vena cava syndrome)
   Surgical or radiation damage
   Filariasis
Inflammatory disease
Allergic process
Physical or chemical trauma
Stings and bites
Immobilized or paralyzed limb
Congenital lymphedema

Generalized


Biventricular congestive heart failure
Tricuspid stenosis
Cor pulmonale
Pericardial disease
   Chronic constrictive pericarditis
   Pericardial effusion
Hypoalbuminemic states
   Hepatic cirrhosis
   Nephrotic syndrome
   Protein-losing enteropathy
   Malnutrition
   Severe chronic disease
Acute and chronic renal failure with volume overload
Inferior vena cava obstruction
Myxedema
Pregnancy
Iatrogenic salt overload
   Enteral feeding
   Intravenous fluid administration
   Drugs
       Carbenicillin and similar drugs
       Tamoxifen
       Estrogens
       Corticosteroids
       Minoxidil
       Calcium channel blockers (e.g., nifedipine)
       Guanethidine
       Diazoxide
Trichinosis
Idiopathic cyclic edema
Hereditary angioneurotic edema

References

1. Perloff JK, Braunwald E: Physical Examination of the Heart and Circulation, p. 15. See Bibliography, 1.

2. Shayman JA: Approach to the Patient with Edema, p. 948. See Bibliography, 3.

Book Source Details

  • Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
  • Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
  • Year of Publication: 1999
  • Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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More About This Book:
Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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