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Edema
Causes of Edema There can be a variety of causes of leg edema. … A buildup of this excess fluid is a common cause of leg edema as well as swelling of the face, feet, and ankles. … Talk to your doctor or health care provider if you notice prolonged leg swelling as it can be a sign of leg edema.[1]
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Pulmonary Edema
Leg edema can make the legs feel heavy. … Pregnancy : Mild leg edema is common during pregnancy. … Fluid leaks into the abdomen and can also cause leg edema.[2]
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Brain Abscess
Leg edema can make the legs feel heavy. … Pregnancy : Mild leg edema is common during pregnancy. … Fluid leaks into the abdomen and can also cause leg edema.[3]
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Pulmonary Hypertension
Other symptoms are fatigue, dizziness, swelling in the ankles or legs (edema), bluish lips and skin (cyanosis), chest pain, racing pulse and palpitations. … The population included 203 patients with COPD and either a PaO2 below 55 mmHg or a PaO2 below 60 mmHg with coexisting polycythemia, leg edema, or cor pulmonale on the electrocardiogram[4]
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Cervical Cancer
The triad of leg edema, pain, and hydronephrosis suggests pelvic wall involvement.[6]
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Thyrotropin
CASE REPORT A woman, 76 years old, was admitted to our hospital for fatigability, puffy face and leg edema in August, 1992. … On admission, (in August, 1992), she appeared clinically to be myxoedematous because of puffy face and non-pitting leg edema. … She got subtotal thyroidectomy before about four years of her admission to our hospital because of fatigability, puffy face and leg edema.[7]
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Pericarditis
(edema) Chronic pericarditis does not cause pain. … Fluid pooling between the two layers of the membrane that covers the lungs (the pleura) Shortness of breath Swelling as fluid accumulates in the abdomen (ascites) or the legs[8]
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Deep Vein Thrombosis
Leg Edema
Thrombus that involves the iliac bifurcation, the pelvic veins, or the vena cava produces leg edema that is usually bilateral rather than unilateral.[9]
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Venous Insufficiency
Leg Edema
Chronic Venous insufficiency can cause varicose veins, leg edema, leg pain, chronic skin changes and non-healing ulcers. … Clinical manifestations of chronic venous insufficiency include swollen legs (edema), hyperpigmentation, and venous stasis ulcers or dermatitis (see pictures). … Non-pitting leg edema is difficult to treat.[10]
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Mural Thrombosis
No leg edema was noted. … Auscultation failed to detect any obvious murmur or rales, and peripheral leg edema was not observed. … The patient’s family history was unremarkable, but she did present with lower back pain and severe, bilateral leg edema.[13]
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