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Peripheral edema

MedGen UID:
39321
Concept ID:
C0085649
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Edema of extremities; Edema of the extremities; Edema, peripheral; Limb edema
SNOMED CT: Peripheral edema (82014009); Edema of extremity (424372002); Peripheral edema (271809000)
 
HPO: HP:0012398

Definition

An abnormal accumulation of interstitial fluid in the soft tissues of the limbs. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • Peripheral edema

Conditions with this feature

Lethal congenital glycogen storage disease of heart
MedGen UID:
337919
Concept ID:
C1849813
Disease or Syndrome
A rare glycogen storage disease with fetal or neonatal onset of severe cardiomyopathy with non-lysosomal glycogen accumulation and fatal outcome in infancy. Patients present with massive cardiomegaly, severe cardiac and respiratory complications and failure to thrive. Non-specific facial dysmorphism, bilateral cataracts, macroglossia, hydrocephalus, enlarged kidneys and skeletal muscle involvement have been reported in some cases.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Koirala A, Pourafshar N, Daneshmand A, Wilcox CS, Mannemuddhu SS, Arora N
Adv Kidney Dis Health 2023 Mar;30(2):110-123. doi: 10.1053/j.akdh.2022.12.002. PMID: 36868727
Raetz J, Wilson M, Collins K
Am Fam Physician 2019 Jun 1;99(11):682-688. PMID: 31150188
Kodner C
Am Fam Physician 2016 Mar 15;93(6):479-85. PMID: 26977832

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Liang L, Kung JY, Mitchelmore B, Cave A, Banh HL
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2022 May;24(5):536-554. Epub 2022 Mar 2 doi: 10.1111/jch.14436. PMID: 35234349Free PMC Article
Raetz J, Wilson M, Collins K
Am Fam Physician 2019 Jun 1;99(11):682-688. PMID: 31150188
Kholdani CA, Fares WH, Trow TK
Vasc Health Risk Manag 2014;10:665-73. Epub 2014 Nov 25 doi: 10.2147/VHRM.S33904. PMID: 25473292Free PMC Article
Montani D, Günther S, Dorfmüller P, Perros F, Girerd B, Garcia G, Jaïs X, Savale L, Artaud-Macari E, Price LC, Humbert M, Simonneau G, Sitbon O
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2013 Jul 6;8:97. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-8-97. PMID: 23829793Free PMC Article
Makani H, Bangalore S, Romero J, Htyte N, Berrios RS, Makwana H, Messerli FH
J Hypertens 2011 Jul;29(7):1270-80. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283472643. PMID: 21558959

Diagnosis

Koirala A, Pourafshar N, Daneshmand A, Wilcox CS, Mannemuddhu SS, Arora N
Adv Kidney Dis Health 2023 Mar;30(2):110-123. doi: 10.1053/j.akdh.2022.12.002. PMID: 36868727
Chen J, Aronowitz P
Med Clin North Am 2022 May;106(3):447-458. Epub 2022 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.12.002. PMID: 35491065
Raetz J, Wilson M, Collins K
Am Fam Physician 2019 Jun 1;99(11):682-688. PMID: 31150188
Kodner C
Am Fam Physician 2016 Mar 15;93(6):479-85. PMID: 26977832
King M, Kingery J, Casey B
Am Fam Physician 2012 Jun 15;85(12):1161-8. PMID: 22962896

Therapy

Flythe JE, Watnick S
JAMA 2024 Nov 12;332(18):1559-1573. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.16338. PMID: 39356511
Chen H, Wu S, Tang M, Zhao R, Zhang Q, Dai Z, Gao Y, Yang S, Li Z, Du Y, Yang A, Zhong L, Lu L, Xu L, Shen X, Liu S, Zhong J, Li X, Lu H, Xiong H, Shen Y, Chen H, Gong S, Xue H, Ge Z
N Engl J Med 2023 Nov 2;389(18):1649-1659. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2303706. PMID: 37913505
Liang L, Kung JY, Mitchelmore B, Cave A, Banh HL
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2022 May;24(5):536-554. Epub 2022 Mar 2 doi: 10.1111/jch.14436. PMID: 35234349Free PMC Article
Raetz J, Wilson M, Collins K
Am Fam Physician 2019 Jun 1;99(11):682-688. PMID: 31150188
Kodner C
Am Fam Physician 2016 Mar 15;93(6):479-85. PMID: 26977832

Prognosis

Chen J, Aronowitz P
Med Clin North Am 2022 May;106(3):447-458. Epub 2022 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2021.12.002. PMID: 35491065
Sibaud V, Beylot-Barry M, Protin C, Vigarios E, Recher C, Ysebaert L
Am J Clin Dermatol 2020 Dec;21(6):799-812. doi: 10.1007/s40257-020-00535-x. PMID: 32613545
Heigener DF, Reck M
Recent Results Cancer Res 2018;211:57-65. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-91442-8_4. PMID: 30069759
Kodner C
Am Fam Physician 2016 Mar 15;93(6):479-85. PMID: 26977832
Heigener DF, Reck M
Recent Results Cancer Res 2014;201:197-205. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-54490-3_11. PMID: 24756793

Clinical prediction guides

Flythe JE, Watnick S
JAMA 2024 Nov 12;332(18):1559-1573. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.16338. PMID: 39356511
Patel H, Skok C, DeMarco A
Am Fam Physician 2022 Nov;106(5):557-564. PMID: 36379502
Wolf J, Seto T, Han JY, Reguart N, Garon EB, Groen HJM, Tan DSW, Hida T, de Jonge M, Orlov SV, Smit EF, Souquet PJ, Vansteenkiste J, Hochmair M, Felip E, Nishio M, Thomas M, Ohashi K, Toyozawa R, Overbeck TR, de Marinis F, Kim TM, Laack E, Robeva A, Le Mouhaer S, Waldron-Lynch M, Sankaran B, Balbin OA, Cui X, Giovannini M, Akimov M, Heist RS; GEOMETRY mono-1 Investigators
N Engl J Med 2020 Sep 3;383(10):944-957. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2002787. PMID: 32877583
Heigener DF, Reck M
Recent Results Cancer Res 2018;211:57-65. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-91442-8_4. PMID: 30069759
Heigener DF, Reck M
Recent Results Cancer Res 2014;201:197-205. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-54490-3_11. PMID: 24756793

Recent systematic reviews

Santosa D, Rizky D, Tandarto K, Kartiyani I, Yunarvika V, Ardini DNE, Setiawan B, Pangarsa EA, Suharti C
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2023 Dec 1;24(12):4025-4033. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.12.4025. PMID: 38156834Free PMC Article
Joseph JT, Vishwanath R, Praharaj SK
Hum Psychopharmacol 2023 Nov;38(6):e2884. Epub 2023 Nov 8 doi: 10.1002/hup.2884. PMID: 37941526
Kong X, Chen L, Su Z, Sullivan RJ, Blum SM, Qi Z, Liu Y, Huo Y, Fang Y, Zhang L, Gao J, Wang J
Int J Surg 2023 Jun 1;109(6):1753-1768. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000368. PMID: 37132038Free PMC Article
Liang L, Kung JY, Mitchelmore B, Cave A, Banh HL
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2022 May;24(5):536-554. Epub 2022 Mar 2 doi: 10.1111/jch.14436. PMID: 35234349Free PMC Article
Yang Y, Liu YH, Sun X, Yu MW, Yang L, Cheng PY, Yang GW, Wang XM
Curr Med Res Opin 2017 Sep;33(9):1663-1675. Epub 2017 Jul 20 doi: 10.1080/03007995.2017.1349657. PMID: 28665153

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