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Takayasu Arteritis
The former is associated with fatigue, cyanosis, leg edema, dyspnea, and syncope, as it progresses, and the latter may present with tachypnea, dyspnea, hemoptysis, pleuritic … Additionally, the physical examination may reveal arterial bruits and a difference in the blood pressure measured in the two arms or legs. … resulting from the stenoses located in the descending thoracic aortic wall include hypertension, pain, and weakness of the arms, absent or asymmetric pulse in the extremities, leg … [1]
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Stasis Dermatitis
Amlodipine, an antihypertensive drug, can also trigger stasis dermatitis through its common side effect lower leg edema. … Compression therapy, a treatment for CVI leg edema, can exacerbate the patient’s condition if patient also has arterial dysfunction. … Excessive edema can delay healing and risk infection.[3]
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Opisthorchiasis
These parasites are long-lived and cause heavy chronic infections that may lead to accumulation of fluid in the legs (edema) and in the peritoneal cavity (ascites), enlarged … The symptoms include febrile episodes with edema on the face, generalized lymphadenopathy, joint pain, rash, and elevated eosinophil count.[5]
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Beriberi
Sun Simiao (581 – 682 AD) was the first person in medical history to document the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Beriberi (leg edema due to vitamin B1 deficiency) … Edema (swelling of bodily tissues) is common. … I believe those, whom this same disease attacks, with their knees shaking and the legs raised up, walk like sheep.[7]
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Thromboembolism
Edema
Additionally, thrombosis at the site of the iliac bifurcation produces bilateral leg edema.[9]
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Right-Sided Heart Failure
Leg Edema
Principal symptoms include distal edema and profuse weakness and dyspnea. … edema), usually accompanied with diffuse weakness and dyspnea. … Edema on the ankles (pedal edema), as well as ascites accompanied with hepatosplenomegaly are indicators of venous congestion, which is one of the main features of this condition … [10]
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Castleman Disease
Leg Edema
disease, consisting of fever, fatigue, abundant nocturnal sweating, inappetence, nausea, vomiting, cough, and dyspnea, as well as hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, peripheral edema … [11]
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Acute Kidney Failure
Leg Edema
Metabolic acidosis, hyperkalemia, and pulmonary edema may require medical treatment with sodium bicarbonate, antihyperkalemic measures, and diuretics. … Symptoms Symptoms that can occur abruptly and progress rapidly in AKF are edema and crackling sound in the lungs (due to fluid retention), nausea and vomiting, confusion, … [12]
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Liver Cirrhosis
Leg Edema
Especially in the later stages, people with cirrhosis experience significant symptoms such as abdominal swelling, itching, leg edema, and chronic abdominal pain which would … Other medications may be useful for complications such as abdominal or leg swelling, hepatic encephalopathy, and dilated esophageal veins. … Symptoms: Some people may have no symptoms while others may be very sick with yellowing of the eyes, swelling of the legs and body, fatigue and decreased appetite.[14]
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Congestive Heart Failure
Edema
Leg Edema
Signs and symptoms commonly include shortness of breath, excessive tiredness, and leg swelling. … Peripheral edema: Edema develops in the feet in ambulatory patients and sacral edema in bed bound patients. … Approximately half a liter of blood pooled in the leg veins during standing is returned to the heart increasing the venous return.[16]
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