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Unilateral leg edema: is it always vascular?

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Tek taraflı bacak ödemi: Her zaman vasküler midir?

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Unilateral lower extremity edema below the knee commonly results from deep venous thrombosis, venous insufficiency, or lymphedema. The patient history, a physical examination, and lower extremity venous duplex ultrasound often reveal the underlying etiology, which is frequently of vascular origin. Presently described is the case of a 23-year-old patient who underwent a diagnostic workup for unilateral leg swelling and was found to have a relatively uncommon cause of edema: lipedema. Lipedema is a disease characterized by subcutaneous adipose tissue deposition, and although diagnosed very rarely in general cardiology outpatient clinics, it has been demonstrated to be a cause of lower extremity edema in approximately one-fifth of cases in specialized clinics.

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Turkish Soc Cardiology

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Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems

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Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi-Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology

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10.5543/tkda.2018.85601

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