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Peripheral edema

Peripheral edema: Introduction

Peripheral edema: swelling of tissues, usually in the lower limbs, due the accumulation of fluids. See detailed information below for a list of 24 causes of Peripheral edema, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Types of Peripheral edema:

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• Peripheral edema in pregnancy (15 causes)
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Peripheral edema: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Peripheral edema, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Peripheral edema and Swelling symptoms (15 causes)
• Peripheral edema and Nerve symptoms (14 causes)
• Peripheral edema and Head symptoms (13 causes)
• Peripheral edema and Mouth symptoms (12 causes)
• Peripheral edema and Abdominal symptoms (11 causes)
• Peripheral edema and Muscle symptoms (11 causes)
• Peripheral edema and Respiratory symptoms (11 causes)
• Peripheral edema and Sensory symptoms (11 causes)
• Peripheral edema and Skin symptoms (11 causes)
• Peripheral edema and Behavioral symptoms (10 causes)
• Peripheral edema and Breathing difficulties (10 causes)
• Peripheral edema and Digestive symptoms (10 causes)
• Peripheral edema and Weight loss (10 causes)
• Peripheral edema and Lung symptoms (9 causes)
• Peripheral edema and Pain (9 causes)
• Peripheral edema and Personality symptoms (9 causes)
• Peripheral edema and Breath symptoms (8 causes)
• Peripheral edema and Cardiovascular symptoms (8 causes)
• more...»

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Peripheral edema Treatments

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Stories from Users for Peripheral edema

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• Acute Peripheral Edema (Ankle Swelling)

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Drug interactions causing Peripheral edema:

When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Peripheral edema as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Montelukast and Prednisone interaction
• Prednisone and Montelukast interaction - Severe peripheral edema
• Apo-Prednisone and Montelukast interaction - Severe peripheral edema
• Aspred-C and Montelukast interaction - Severe peripheral edema
• Deltasone and Montelukast interaction - Severe peripheral edema
• Liquid Pred and Montelukast interaction - Severe peripheral edema
• more interactions...»

See full list of 35 drug interactions causing Peripheral edema

Peripheral edema: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Peripheral edema may include these symptoms:

• Swelling symptoms
• Nerve symptoms
• Head symptoms
• Mouth symptoms
• Abdominal symptoms
• Muscle symptoms
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Causes of General Symptom Types

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• Swelling symptoms (3730 causes)
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Peripheral edema

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Peripheral edema:

• Heart failure (274 causes)
• Liver disorders
• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Kidney disease
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Hypoproteinemia
• Acute glomerulonephritis
• Hypothyroidism (106 causes)
• Pericarditis (84 causes)
• Constrictive pericarditis (27 causes)
• Starvation
• more symptoms...»

Peripheral edema: Deaths

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Misdiagnosis and Peripheral edema

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Detailed list of causes of Peripheral edema

The list below shows some of the causes of Peripheral edema mentioned in various sources:

• Acid-Base Imbalance - peripheral edema
• Aging
• Alcoholism
• Amlodipine
• Calcium channel blockers
• Congestive heart failure
• Constrictive pericarditis - peripheral edema
• Constrictive tuberculous pericarditis - peripheral edema
• more causes...»

See full list of 24 causes of Peripheral edema

How Common are these Causes of Peripheral edema?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Peripheral edema. Of the 24 causes of Peripheral edema that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 2 causes are "very common" diseases
• 2 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 23 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 24 causes of Peripheral edema

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Peripheral edema:

The following list of conditions have 'Peripheral edema' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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A

• Acid-Base Imbalance ... peripheral edema

C

• Constrictive pericarditis ... peripheral edema
• Constrictive tuberculous pericarditis ... peripheral edema

I

• Itraconazole toxicity ... peripheral edema

L

• Loeffler's endocarditis ... peripheral edema
• Lymphangiectasies and lymphedema Hennekam type ... peripheral edema
• Lymphoedema -- lymphangiectasia -- mental retardation ... peripheral edema

R

• Respiratory acidosis ... peripheral edema

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Medical Conditions associated with Peripheral edema:

Swelling symptoms (3730 causes)

Symptoms related to Peripheral edema:

Heart failure (274 causes), Liver disorders, Cirrhosis of the liver, Kidney disease, Nephrotic syndrome, Hypoproteinemia, Acute glomerulonephritis, Hypothyroidism (106 causes), Pericarditis (84 causes), Constrictive pericarditis (27 causes), Starvation

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Peripheral edema

Medical research papers related to Peripheral edema include:

• Aliskiren - hypertension
• Have there been any changes over the last couple of years in treatment strategies for diastolic heart failure, and have there been any new trials completed and published relating to this area please?
• Ambrisentan - Pulmonary arterial hypertension
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• Is there any evidence for the use of subcutaneous furosemide in patients with chronic heart failure
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