Facial lymphedema symptoms?

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Lymphedema refers to the proliferation of subcutaneous fibrous connective tissue and fat sclerosis after repeated infection of soft tissue fluid caused by blocked lymph reflux in some parts of the body. If it is limb, it will be thickened. Later, the skin will be thickened, rough and tough as elephant skin, also known as "elephant skin swelling".

Facial lymphedema symptoms?

There was no family or genetic factor in the simple onset. The incidence rate was 12% of primary lymphedema. After birth, there is limited or diffuse swelling of one side of the limb, no pain, no ulcer, rarely complicated with infection, the general condition is good, more common in the lower limbs.

The ratio of male to female was 1 ∶ 3. The age of onset was 9-35. 70% of them were unilateral. Generally, there is no obvious inducement in the ankle mild swelling, standing, activity, menstrual period and warm climate aggravation. The edema of the affected limb can be alleviated temporarily. The lesions gradually worsened and spread to the lower leg, but generally not beyond the knee joint. In the later stage, it may be typical "elephant skin leg", but rarely complicated with ulcer and secondary infection.

Including bacteria, fungi, filariasis and other infections. The most common invasion route of pathogenic bacteria is the skin cracks or blisters of toes, followed by the secondary infection of varicose veins complicated with ulcers and other local injuries or infections.

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The clinical features are recurrent acute cellulitis and acute lymphangitis. The systemic symptoms are severe, including shivering, high fever, nausea and vomiting, swelling of local groove lymph nodes and tenderness. After anti-inflammatory and symptomatic treatment, the systemic symptoms subsided quickly, but the local lesions relieved slowly and were easy to repeat.