Transient pitting unilateral or bilateral edema is characteristic of early stages of lymphedema. As the disease progresses, the pitting component gradually subsides and the skin becomes thick and ...

The ophthalmology service was consulted to evaluate a 19-year-old male inpatient with rapid-onset bilateral periorbital edema, proptosis and headache. He was admitted to the hospital the night ...

A 46-year-old man was referred by an ophthalmologist to an ophthalmology clinic in a tertiary care hospital for severe bilateral corneal edema. He presented with painless, progressive loss of visual ...

I developed bilateral lymphedema after surgery to remove breast cancer along with many cancerous lymph nodes. It didn’t appear right away. In fact, it was several months after surgery before I noticed ...

Dear F.S.: Lymphedema is swelling (“-edema”) caused by improper working of the lymphatics (“lymph-”). In many people, lymphedema happens after a medical or surgical problem, such as arm ...

An Oklahoma woman traveled to Jacksonville, Florida, for lymphedema treatment. Dr. Jay Granzow, a lymphedema and lipedema surgeon, has developed a two-part surgical system for treating swollen limbs.