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Pedal edema

MedGen UID:
116085
Concept ID:
C0239340
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Edema of the lower limbs
SNOMED CT: Edema of lower limb (102572006); Edema of lower extremity (102572006)
 
HPO: HP:0010741

Definition

An abnormal accumulation of excess fluid in the lower extremity resulting in swelling of the feet and extending upward to the lower leg. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

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  • Pedal edema

Conditions with this feature

Wilson disease
MedGen UID:
42426
Concept ID:
C0019202
Disease or Syndrome
Wilson disease is a disorder of copper metabolism that can present with hepatic, neurologic, or psychiatric disturbances, or a combination of these, in individuals ranging from age three years to older than 50 years; symptoms vary among and within families. Liver disease includes recurrent jaundice, simple acute self-limited hepatitis-like illness, autoimmune-type hepatitis, fulminant hepatic failure, or chronic liver disease. Neurologic presentations include movement disorders (tremors, poor coordination, loss of fine-motor control, chorea, choreoathetosis) or rigid dystonia (mask-like facies, rigidity, gait disturbance, pseudobulbar involvement). Psychiatric disturbance includes depression, neurotic behaviors, disorganization of personality, and, occasionally, intellectual deterioration. Kayser-Fleischer rings, frequently present, result from copper deposition in Descemet's membrane of the cornea and reflect a high degree of copper storage in the body.
McKusick-Kaufman syndrome
MedGen UID:
184924
Concept ID:
C0948368
Disease or Syndrome
McKusick-Kaufman syndrome (MKS) is characterized by the combination of postaxial polydactyly (PAP), congenital heart disease (CHD), and hydrometrocolpos (HMC) in females and genital malformations in males (most commonly hypospadias, cryptorchidism, and chordee). HMC in infants usually presents as a large cystic abdominal mass arising out of the pelvis, caused by dilatation of the vagina and uterus as a result of the accumulation of cervical secretions from maternal estrogen stimulation. HMC can be caused by failure of the distal third of the vagina to develop (vaginal agenesis), a transverse vaginal membrane, or an imperforate hymen. PAP is the presence of additional digits on the ulnar side of the hand and the fibular side of the foot. A variety of congenital heart defects have been reported including atrioventricular canal, atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, or a complex congenital heart malformation.
Congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia
MedGen UID:
340355
Concept ID:
C1849554
Congenital Abnormality
Pulmonary lymphangiectasia is a rare congenital vascular dysplasia characterized by an increased number of dilated pulmonary lymphatics in the subpleural, peribronchial, and interlobular septa. Respiratory distress is usually noted immediately after birth (summary by Stevenson et al., 2006).
Distichiasis with congenital anomalies of the heart and peripheral vasculature
MedGen UID:
338862
Concept ID:
C1852062
Disease or Syndrome
Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia
MedGen UID:
444009
Concept ID:
C2931241
Disease or Syndrome
A rare intestinal disease characterized by dilated intestinal lacteals which cause lymph leakage into the small bowel lumen. Clinical manifestations include edema related to hypoalbuminemia (protein-losing gastro-enteropathy), asthenia, moderate diarrhea, lymphedema, serous effusion and failure to thrive in children.
Tall stature-intellectual disability-renal anomalies syndrome
MedGen UID:
934682
Concept ID:
C4310715
Disease or Syndrome
Thauvin-Robinet-Faivre syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by generalized overgrowth, mainly of height, and mildly delayed psychomotor development with mild or severe learning difficulties. More variable features may include congenital heart defects, kidney abnormalities, and skeletal defects. Patients may have an increased risk for Wilms tumor (summary by Akawi et al., 2016).
Lymphatic malformation 4
MedGen UID:
1651756
Concept ID:
C4747769
Disease or Syndrome
Any hereditary lymphedema in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the VEGFC gene.
Cardiac, facial, and digital anomalies with developmental delay
MedGen UID:
1648330
Concept ID:
C4748484
Disease or Syndrome
CAFDADD is a multisystemic developmental disorder with variable cardiac and digital anomalies and facial dysmorphism. Some patients may have seizures and ocular/aural abnormalities (Tokita et al., 2018).
Lymphatic malformation 11
MedGen UID:
1784862
Concept ID:
C5543614
Disease or Syndrome
Lymphatic malformation-11 (LMPHM11) is characterized by lower extremity edema, with onset in the second or third decade of life. Some affected individuals may have subclinical lymphatic malformations (Michelini et al., 2020). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of lymphatic malformation, see LMPHM1 (153100).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Elliott WJ, Bistrika EA
Expert Opin Drug Saf 2018 Feb;17(2):207-216. Epub 2017 Oct 31 doi: 10.1080/14740338.2018.1397129. PMID: 29065722
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Borghi C
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Diagnosis

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Expert Opin Drug Saf 2018 Feb;17(2):207-216. Epub 2017 Oct 31 doi: 10.1080/14740338.2018.1397129. PMID: 29065722
Gopalan D, Blanchard D, Auger WR
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2016 Jul;13 Suppl 3:S222-39. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201509-623AS. PMID: 27571004
Dominguez OJ Jr
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Therapy

Baccino D, Merlo G, Cozzani E, Rosa GM, Tini G, Burlando M, Parodi A
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2020 Apr;155(2):202-211. Epub 2019 Jun 12 doi: 10.23736/S0392-0488.19.06360-0. PMID: 31195782
Elliott WJ, Bistrika EA
Expert Opin Drug Saf 2018 Feb;17(2):207-216. Epub 2017 Oct 31 doi: 10.1080/14740338.2018.1397129. PMID: 29065722
Limsukon A, Saeed AI, Ramasamy V, Nalamati J, Dhuper S
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Borghi C
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Weir MR
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2003 Sep-Oct;5(5):330-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2003.02216.x. PMID: 14564133Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Ahmed AS, Divani G, Rai N
J Invasive Cardiol 2022 Oct;34(10):E756. PMID: 36201001
Singh S, Chauhan SS, Ranjan R
Indian J Ophthalmol 2022 Sep;70(9):3335-3340. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_900_21. PMID: 36018116Free PMC Article
Gopalan D, Blanchard D, Auger WR
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2016 Jul;13 Suppl 3:S222-39. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201509-623AS. PMID: 27571004
Limsukon A, Saeed AI, Ramasamy V, Nalamati J, Dhuper S
Mt Sinai J Med 2006 Nov;73(7):1037-44. PMID: 17195895
Weir MR
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2003 Sep-Oct;5(5):330-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2003.02216.x. PMID: 14564133Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Singh S, Chauhan SS, Ranjan R
Indian J Ophthalmol 2022 Sep;70(9):3335-3340. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_900_21. PMID: 36018116Free PMC Article
Kafle RC, Sapkota S, Maskey A
J Nepal Health Res Counc 2021 Dec 15;19(3):618-621. doi: 10.33314/jnhrc.v19i3.3583. PMID: 35140441
Elliott WJ, Bistrika EA
Expert Opin Drug Saf 2018 Feb;17(2):207-216. Epub 2017 Oct 31 doi: 10.1080/14740338.2018.1397129. PMID: 29065722
Gopalan D, Blanchard D, Auger WR
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2016 Jul;13 Suppl 3:S222-39. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201509-623AS. PMID: 27571004
Kumar P, Sharma PK, Gautam RK, Jain RK, Kar HK
Int J Dermatol 2007 May;46(5):492-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03248.x. PMID: 17472679

Recent systematic reviews

Jimenez-Cauhe J, Saceda-Corralo D, Rodrigues-Barata R, Moreno-Arrones OM, Ortega-Quijano D, Fernandez-Nieto D, Jaen-Olasolo P, Vaño-Galvan S
Dermatol Ther 2020 Nov;33(6):e14106. Epub 2020 Sep 7 doi: 10.1111/dth.14106. PMID: 32757405
Baccino D, Merlo G, Cozzani E, Rosa GM, Tini G, Burlando M, Parodi A
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2020 Apr;155(2):202-211. Epub 2019 Jun 12 doi: 10.23736/S0392-0488.19.06360-0. PMID: 31195782
Elliott WJ, Bistrika EA
Expert Opin Drug Saf 2018 Feb;17(2):207-216. Epub 2017 Oct 31 doi: 10.1080/14740338.2018.1397129. PMID: 29065722
Elliott WJ
J Am Soc Hypertens 2015 Apr;9(4):257-65. Epub 2015 Jan 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2014.12.012. PMID: 25817217

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