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Congenital Lymphedema
Aka: Congenital Lymphedema, Lymphedema Congenita, Milroy's Disease
- Epidemiology
- Onset within first two years of life
- See Also
- Lymphedema
- Definition
- Severe Lymphedema onset at birth or as infant
- Milroy's Disease is a famial subtype
- Signs
- Lower extremity edema
- Right leg more often affected
- Bilateral involvement in 25% of cases
- Involves foot dorsum up to knee
- Associated Conditions
- Swelling of external genitalia
- Intestinal lymphangiectasia, protein-losing Enteropathy
- Cystic Hygroma
- Pulmonary lymphangiectasia
- References
- Sabiston (1997) Surgery, Saunders, p.1574-5
- Rockson (2001) Am J Med 110:288-95