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Causes There was a study done in 2013 where two Vietnamese patients were diagnosed with primary erythromelalgia. Patient A was a 33-year old female diagnosed with primary erythromelalgia at age 30 and suffered from burning and pain in her feet since she was 8 years old (Wu et. al 2013).
The condition is commonly associated with vascular and cardiac changes associated with aging but can be caused by many other conditions, including congestive heart failure, kidney failure, liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension, trauma, alcoholism, altitude sickness, pregnancy, hypertension, sickle cell anemia, a compromised lymphatic system or merely long periods of time sitting or standing ...
Even healthy moves like walking can leave your fingers swollen. Usually, it's nothing to worry about. Here's why your fingers get swollen sometimes.
Swollen legs, feet and ankles are common in late pregnancy. The problem is partly caused by the weight of the uterus on the major veins of the pelvis . It usually clears up after delivery of the baby, and is mostly not a cause for concern, [ 16 ] though it should always be reported to a doctor.
The cause of this degeneration is unknown, but likely accounts for some of the signs and symptoms of the disorder, such as the loss of temperature differentiation and pin-prick sensation. The combination of increased pain signaling, and degeneration of pain-transmitting fibers, leads to a variable condition with signs and symptoms that can both ...
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]
PLMD is characterized by increased periodic limb movements during sleep, which must coexist with a sleep disturbance or other functional impairment, in an explicit cause-effect relationship. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Usually, these involuntary movements come from lower extremities (including toes, ankles, knees, and hips), although they can also be observed ...
Burning feet syndrome, also known as Grierson-Gopalan syndrome, is a medical condition that causes severe burning and aching of the feet, hyperesthesia, and vasomotor changes of the feet that lead to excessive sweating. It can even affect the eyes, causing scotoma and amblyopia. The condition occurs more frequently in women, and usually ...