Causes Of Unilateral Leg Edema

Less common causes include Bakers cysts and lymphatic obstruction.

Causes of unilateral leg edema. Causes of unilateral limb swelling. But early onset lymphedema. Is it always.

To discuss a case of unilateral lower extremity swelling caused by an uncommon condition lymphedema praecox. Bilateral edema can be due to a local cause or systemic disease such as heart failure or kidney disease. Some reasons require attention but may be resolved easily including.

The most common causes of unilateral leg swelling are deep vein thrombosis DVT Bakers cyst and cellulitis. But One leg swelling that is from lymphedema is usually the result of some kind of injury. 1 Symptoms can be debilitating and subsequently impact quality of life with significant costs to society.

Unilateral lower extremity edema below the knee commonly results from deep venous thrombosis venous insufficiency or lymphedema. Lymphoedema post operative swelling trauma eg. If none of these seem right there are also localised causes.

There are many reasons for fluid retention in the legs. Trauma hematoma fracture muscle injury. Unilateral leg swelling is more often due to local causes eg deep vein thrombosis or cellulitis.

A blood clot in the leg known as a DVT for deep vein thrombosis is one possible cause of venous obstruction. In general chronic swelling of one leg is more likely to be local whereas bilateral swelling usually has a systemic cause such as cardiac failure but may be due to a local or lymphatic problem. Bilateral swelling is usually due to systemic conditions eg cardiac failure and unilateral is often due to local trauma venous disease or lymphatic disease.