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Edema (American English), also spelled oedema (British English), and also known as fluid retention, dropsy and hydropsy, is the build-up of fluid in the body's tissue, [1] a type of swelling. [4] Most commonly, the legs or arms are affected. [1] Symptoms may include skin that feels tight, the area feeling heavy, and joint stiffness. [1]
Epidemic dropsy is a form of edema of extremities due to poisoning by Argemone mexicana (Mexican prickly poppy). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Epidemic dropsy is a clinical state resulting from use of edible oils adulterated with Argemone mexicana seed oil.
The triad of dropsy, albumin in the urine and kidney disease came to be regarded as characteristic of Bright's disease. [ 3 ] Subsequent work by Bright and others indicated an association with cardiac hypertrophy , which Bright attributed to stimulation of the heart.
Healing a man with dropsy is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels (Luke 14:1-6). [1] [2] According to the Gospel, one Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, and he was being carefully watched. There in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy, i.e. abnormal swelling of his body.
How it causes swelling is thought to be due an osmotic shift. When there’s more ‘stuff’ in your blood — in this case sugar — and you suddenly reduce the amount of stuff in the blood, it ...
Dropsy is a condition in fish caused by the buildup of fluid inside the body cavity or tissues. As a symptom rather than a disease in its own right, it can indicate a number of underlying diseases, including bacterial infections , parasitic infections, or liver dysfunction.
Here's what bacterial meningitis is, how it's different from viral and other types of meningitis, and what treatment can be expected.
Emma Watson spent Valentine's Day taking in a little basketball. The Harry Potter actress, 34, made a rare public appearance at the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Feb ...