What are the hazards of edema

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Everyone may have edema because of their different constitutions. I am also prone to edema. Sometimes bad sleep may lead to facial edema, and sometimes overheated weather may also cause edema of hands. Here's how to popularize the dangers of edema.

What are the hazards of edema

First, organ dysfunction. Edema can lead to corresponding organ dysfunction, such as gastrointestinal mucosal edema can affect digestion and absorption, pulmonary edema can cause respiratory dysfunction, pericardial hydrops can affect cardiac pumping function, laryngeal edema can cause airway obstruction or even asphyxia, brain edema can cause intracranial pressure rise, and even form cerebral hernia, life-threatening.

Second, if the rapid occurrence of edema in important organs of life is more harmful, and the slow occurrence of edema in non critical parts such as limb edema may not have much impact on the body. The harm of edema to the body: cellular dystrophy, excessive fluid accumulation in tissue space, increase the distance between tissue cells and capillaries, and prolong the transportation time of oxygen and nutrients.

Third: edema is divided into local edema and systemic edema, edema liquid accumulation can also compress local capillaries, resulting in reduced blood flow, resulting in cell dystrophy. Tissue damage and ulcer are easy to occur in the edema area, but it is not easy to heal.

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In short, once the site of edema is injured, it is likely to lead to long-term wound nonunion. Of course, this is a more serious consequence, and slight edema will still affect the appearance. There are also some drugs and other reasons may lead to acute edema, great harm.