by Marie Todd | 14 Aug, 2013 |
Secondary lymphoedema is caused by damage of the lymphatic system. The main causes are: Lymph node removal for e.g treatment of cancer Radiotherapy to nodal areas Tumour blockage due to advanced disease Injury to large areas of skin e.g. burns, degloving injury...
by Marie Todd | 30 Oct, 2013
Compression hosiery is the main stay of treatment in chronic oedema. Without the application of hosiery, any reduction from compression bandaging will be short-lived and the oedema will rebound. Before applying compression stockings, assessment of the arterial...
by Rhian Noble-Jones | 09 Apr, 2015
Welcome to the Podiatry pages. Podiatrists are highly skilled health professionals who have been trained to prevent, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate abnormal conditions of the feet and lower limbs. They also prevent and correct deformity, keep people mobile and...
by Rhian Noble-Jones | 19 Sep, 2013
A basic overview about lymphoedema is given below but the Scottish Lymphoedema Practitioners’ Network regularly update the information in NHS Inform so you may find the information there useful. The patient support charity Lymphoedema Support Network provides...
by Connie LeMaitre | 06 Aug, 2013 |
The differential diagnosis of lymphoedema from other chronic oedema and mixed oedema is based largely on a good history, but there are some investigations that would help differentiate and therefore direct patient care more appropriately. Quick flowchart...
