Secondary Lymphedema After Intestinal Tuberculosis: A Case Report
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
; : 725-729, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
Lymphedema, a chronic disease that lowers patients' quality of life, is categorized as primary or secondary. Secondary lymphedema can be improved by treating the underlying cause. However, in many cases, efforts are not made to identify the primary cause of lymphedema and treatment is targeted at the edema itself, resulting in misdiagnosis. Here, we describe the case of a 61-year-old man with right leg edema of unknown cause that had persisted for 3 years. Intestinal tuberculosis was confirmed during a re-evaluation of the cause, and his symptoms improved after anti-tuberculous treatment. This improvement was assessed qualitatively by indocyanine green lymphography before and after treatment, as well as by observation of the clinical symptoms. Lower extremity lymphedema caused by intestinal tuberculosis is extremely rare, and this case reveals the importance of continuing to identify the causes of resistant pathologies.
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Asunto principal:
Patología
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Calidad de Vida
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Tuberculosis
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Linfografía
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Enfermedad Crónica
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Extremidad Inferior
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Errores Diagnósticos
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Edema
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Verde de Indocianina
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Pierna
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
Año:
2019
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Article