Gross‐dependent lower limb lymphoedema

Gross‐dependent lower limb lymphoedema is an unusual condition which can be painful particularly if ulceration occurs. Focused history and clinical examination in addition to appropriate radiological investigation aid in the diagnosis. It is difficult to treat and requires a multidisciplinary team i...

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Autores principales: Hennessy, Mairead Marion, O'Brien, Gavin Connor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5290492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28174641
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.795
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description Gross‐dependent lower limb lymphoedema is an unusual condition which can be painful particularly if ulceration occurs. Focused history and clinical examination in addition to appropriate radiological investigation aid in the diagnosis. It is difficult to treat and requires a multidisciplinary team including vascular surgeons, dermatologists and clinical nurse specialists. The primary treatment option is compression bandaging.
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spelling pubmed-52904922017-02-07 Gross‐dependent lower limb lymphoedema Hennessy, Mairead Marion O'Brien, Gavin Connor Clin Case Rep Case Reports Gross‐dependent lower limb lymphoedema is an unusual condition which can be painful particularly if ulceration occurs. Focused history and clinical examination in addition to appropriate radiological investigation aid in the diagnosis. It is difficult to treat and requires a multidisciplinary team including vascular surgeons, dermatologists and clinical nurse specialists. The primary treatment option is compression bandaging. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017-01-19 /pmc/articles/PMC5290492/ /pubmed/28174641 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.795 Text en © 2017 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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