anasarka
Sign in to saveAnasarca is a severe and generalized form of edema, with subcutaneous tissue swelling throughout the body. Unlike typical edema, which almost everyone will experience at some time and can be relatively benign, anasarca is a pathological process reflecting a severe disease state and can involve the cavities of the body in addition to the tissues.
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- Anasarca
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- A child with anasarca brought on by nephrosis associated with malaria
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18 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Physical appearance
- Physical manifestations
- Cause
- Organ failure
- Malignancy
- Diet
- Systemic manifestations of
- In utero
- Iatrogenic
- Diagnosis
- Testing
- Treatment
- Diuretics
- Diet
- Fiber
- References
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Anasarca is a severe and generalized form of edema, with subcutaneous tissue swelling throughout the body. Unlike typical edema, which almost everyone will experience at some time and can be relatively benign, anasarca is a pathological process reflecting a severe disease state and can involve the cavities of the body in addition to the tissues.
==Signs and symptoms== ===Physical appearance=== Can include: Periorbital edema "eye puffiness" Perioral edema Upper extremity edema Ascites Lower extremity edema Pre-tibial edema Pedal edema