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What is idiopathic edema?
Idiopathic edoema is a fluid retention syndrome characterized by swelling of the face, hands, trunk, and limbs in premenopausal women who do not have heart, liver or kidney disease.
Symptoms of idiopathic edema
Swelling of any body part
Questions your doctor may ask to check for idiopathic edema
Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose idiopathic edema
Do you have any swelling in any part of your body?
Treatment for idiopathic edema
Treatment of idiopathic edema includes avoidance of excessive salt intake, avoiding standing or sitting for long periods of time and medication to reduce the fluid retention.
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Diseases related to Idiopathic edema
References
Oelkers W. Idiopathic edema. Contrib Nephrol. 1980;23:47-54. doi: 10.1159/000389998. PMID: 7002454.
https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/389998
Kay A, Davis CL. Idiopathic edema. Am J Kidney Dis. 1999 Sep;34(3):405-23. doi: 10.1016/s0272-6386(99)70067-3. PMID: 10469850.
https://www.ajkd.org/article/S0272-6386(99)70067-3/fulltext
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Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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