Symptom
Edema
An abnormal infiltration and excessive accumulation of serous fluid in interstitial connective tissue spaces or serous cavities, producing localized or generalized swelling and increased tissue volume.
Causes
Heart failure
Kidney failure
Liver failure
Protein deficiency
Venous insufficiency
Inflammation
Prolonged immobility
Excessive salt intake
Medications
Antihypertensive drugs
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Corticosteroids
Diabetes medications
Also known as: Dropsy, Fluid retention, Hydrops, Swelling, Third-spacing
Referencing diagnoses
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Amyloidosis
- Anemia
- Aortic stenosis
- Ascites
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Cardiac tamponade
- Cardiomyopathy
- Celiac disease
- Chronic limb ischemia
- COPD
- Deep venous thrombosis
- Heart failure
- Henoch-Schönlein purpura
- Hepatic encephalopathy
- Hypervolemia
- Hypothyroidism
- Kawasaki disease
- Menetriers disease
- Mitral stenosis
- Myocardial infarction
- Myocarditis
- Necrotizing fasciitis
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
- Pleural effusion
- Portal hypertension
- Preeclampsia
- Pulmonary embolism
- Rheumatic fever
- Schistosomiasis
- Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Tricuspid stenosis
- Viral hepatitis
- Whipple's disease
Note: Lists existing diagnoses in Diagnotize only.