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Four Generations of Rare Familial Lymphedema (Milroy Disease)
OBJECTIVE: To report a rare case of familial lymphedema (Milroy disease) affecting 4 generations of individuals. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: A 28-year-old woman presented with bilateral pedal edema which she had since birth. A detailed evaluation including blood counts, metabolic panel a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5586794/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23751338 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000351571 |
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author | Gokhale, Sankalp Gokhale, Sanjay |
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description | OBJECTIVE: To report a rare case of familial lymphedema (Milroy disease) affecting 4 generations of individuals. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: A 28-year-old woman presented with bilateral pedal edema which she had since birth. A detailed evaluation including blood counts, metabolic panel and imaging studies ruled out secondary causes of lymphedema. The family history revealed many affected individuals up to 4 generations. She was reassured about the potential benign yet familial nature of this condition. She was advised to wear compression stockings and to avoid scratches or skin breakdowns in the lower extremities to prevent cellulitis. CONCLUSION: This case showed the occurrence of asymptomatic progressive lymphedema in 4 generations of individuals. |
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spelling | pubmed-55867942017-11-01 Four Generations of Rare Familial Lymphedema (Milroy Disease) Gokhale, Sankalp Gokhale, Sanjay Med Princ Pract Case Report OBJECTIVE: To report a rare case of familial lymphedema (Milroy disease) affecting 4 generations of individuals. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION: A 28-year-old woman presented with bilateral pedal edema which she had since birth. A detailed evaluation including blood counts, metabolic panel and imaging studies ruled out secondary causes of lymphedema. The family history revealed many affected individuals up to 4 generations. She was reassured about the potential benign yet familial nature of this condition. She was advised to wear compression stockings and to avoid scratches or skin breakdowns in the lower extremities to prevent cellulitis. CONCLUSION: This case showed the occurrence of asymptomatic progressive lymphedema in 4 generations of individuals. S. Karger AG 2013-10 2013-06-04 /pmc/articles/PMC5586794/ /pubmed/23751338 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000351571 Text en Copyright © 2013 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC) (www.karger.com/OA-license), applicable to the online version of the article only. Distribution permitted for non-commercial purposes only. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Gokhale, Sankalp Gokhale, Sanjay Four Generations of Rare Familial Lymphedema (Milroy Disease) |
title | Four Generations of Rare Familial Lymphedema (Milroy Disease) |
title_full | Four Generations of Rare Familial Lymphedema (Milroy Disease) |
title_fullStr | Four Generations of Rare Familial Lymphedema (Milroy Disease) |
title_full_unstemmed | Four Generations of Rare Familial Lymphedema (Milroy Disease) |
title_short | Four Generations of Rare Familial Lymphedema (Milroy Disease) |
title_sort | four generations of rare familial lymphedema (milroy disease) |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5586794/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23751338 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000351571 |
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