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FOR PHYSICIANS
Signs & Symptoms
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Lymphedema
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STAGES OF LYMPHEDEMA
LATENCY STAGE
- lymphatic transport capacity is reduced
- no visible/palpable edema
- subjective complaints are possible
STAGE I
(Reversible Lymphedema)
- accumulation of protein-rich edema fluid
- pitting edema
- reducible with elevation (no fibrosis)
STAGE II
(Spontaneously Irreversible Lymphedema)
1, accumulation of protein-rich edema fluid
- pitting becomes progressively more difficult
- connective tissue proliferation (fibrosis)
STAGE III
(Lymphostatic Elephantiasis)
- accumulation of protein-rich edema fluid
2, non-pitting
- fibrosis and sclerosis (severe induration)
- skin changes (papillomas, hyperkeratosis, etc.)