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It includes original research reports, commentaries, reviews of clinical and policy issues, and evidence reports. Other sections include: guidelines updates, international health, and a column written by patients about their experience with the health care system. [1]
Hereditary lymphedema is a primary lymphedema – swelling that results from abnormalities in the lymphatic system that are present from birth. Swelling may be present in a single limb, several limbs, genitalia, or the face. It is sometimes diagnosed prenatally by a nuchal scan or postnatally by lymphoscintigraphy. [medical citation needed]
JAMA Pediatrics is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Medical Association. [1] It covers all aspects of pediatrics.The journal was established in 1911 as the American Journal of Diseases of Children and renamed in 1994 to Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, before obtaining its current title in 2013.
Milroy's disease is also known as primary or hereditary lymphedema type 1A or early onset lymphedema. It is a very rare disease with only about 200 cases reported in the medical literature. Milroy's disease is an autosomal dominant condition caused by a mutation in the FLT4 gene which encodes the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 ...
Lymphedema praecox presents from ages 1 to 35. This type of lymphedema accounts for 77–94% of all cases of primary lymphedema. Lymphedema tarda presents after age 35. This type of lymphedema usually develops as a result of a developmental abnormality being precipitated by some insult such as trauma, illness, or physical immobility.
Treatment for lymphedema includes compressing fluid out of her arms and wearing a custom-fitted compression sleeve to avoid aggravating the swelling while doing normal tasks or ingesting things ...
Klippel–Trénaunay syndrome, formerly Klippel–Trénaunay–Weber syndrome [1] and sometimes angioosteohypertrophy syndrome and hemangiectatic hypertrophy, [2] is a rare congenital medical condition in which blood vessels and/or lymph vessels fail to form properly.
Childhood. A journal of global child research, is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research in the field of childhood studies.It was established in 1993 and is published by SAGE Publishing in association with the Department of Education and Lifelong Learning (Norwegian University of Science and Technology).