What department does lymphedema see

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We all know about the disease of lower extremity lymphedema, and many patients may also suffer from lower extremity lymphedema because of their unhealthy living habits, so they think it is simple edema without timely treatment. Experts said that we should know the symptoms and characteristics of lower extremity lymphedema in advance, so that we can find the disease and treat it in time. Therefore, in this article, experts will introduce the specific clinical symptoms of lower extremity lymphedema in detail.

What department does lymphedema see

First, lymphedema of lower limbs mainly refers to the blockage of lymph reflux in some parts of the body caused by various reasons, resulting in repeated infection of soft tissue fluid on the body surface, followed by subcutaneous fibrous connective tissue hyperplasia and fat sclerosis or limb thickening, and later skin thickening, rough and tough, such as elephant skin, commonly known as "elephant skin swelling".

Second: the main clinical manifestation of lower extremity lymphedema is swelling of one limb. The swelling begins at the distal end of the lower limb (ankle) and extends to the whole lower limb. In the early stage, the skin was normal. In the late stage, the skin was thickened, dry, rough, pigmented, with wart or spinous substance.

Third: lower extremity lymphedema is mainly divided into primary and secondary two kinds. Primary diseases, such as Milroy's disease, are mostly related to heredity, which may be caused by the development defects of lymphatic vessels in the embryonic stage. Trauma and inflammation are often the contributing factors. Secondary can be divided into non inflammatory and inflammatory, the former, such as lymph node removal, malignant tumor metastasis, filariasis, etc.; the latter, such as chronic recurrent erysipelas, etc.

matters needing attention

What are the main characteristics of the specific clinical symptoms of lower extremity lymphedema? I hope people can understand it first. In our life, we should ensure our healthy living habits, do not take drugs indiscriminately, and be careful to prevent the occurrence of lower extremity lymphedema.