Dermatol. praxi. 2016;10(1):28-31 | DOI: 10.36290/der.2016.007
Lymphoedema is a serious, chronic ongoing disease. The causes of lymphoedema are congenital ( primary) and acquired (secondary). Clinical failure of the lymphatic systém arises lymphoedema and is caused by imbalances between the transport capacity and the resullting volume of lymph. The goal of the therapyis detection of the early stages of lymphoedema, which are founded from personal history, clinical and lymphoscintigraphy. Treatment of lymphoedma is complex. Standard therapy involves complex decongestive therapy, includes manual and lymph drainage, pneumatic compression, compression bandaging and next aid. Important condition of therapy are drugs.
Published: April 1, 2016 Show citation