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EDEMA

Edema is the presence of excess fluid in the intercellular space.

EDEMA

Edema is the presence of excess fluid in the intercellular space. It has many causes.

·            Increased hydrostatic pressure causes edema in congestive heart failure (gen-eralized edema), portal hypertension, renal retention of salt and water, and venous thrombosis (local edema).

·            Hypoalbuminemia and decreased colloid osmotic pressure cause edema inliver disease, nephrotic syndrome, and protein deficiency (e.g., kwashiorkor).

·            Lymphatic obstruction (lymphedema) causes edema in tumor, following sur-gical removal of lymph node drainage, and in parasitic infestation (filariasis elephantiasis).

·            Increased endothelial permeability causes edema in inflammation, type Ihypersensitivity reactions, and with some drugs (e.g., bleomycin, heroin, etc.).

·            Increased interstitial sodium causes edema when there is increased sodiumintake, primary hyperaldosteronism, and renal failure.

·            Specialized forms of tissue swelling due to increased extracellular glycos-aminoglycans also occur, notably in pretibial myxedema and exophthalmos(Graves disease).

·              Anasarca is severe generalized edema. Effusion is fluid within the body cavities.

Types of Edema Fluid

·            Transudate is edema fluid with low protein content.

 

·            Exudate is edema fluid with high protein content and cells. Types of exudatesinclude purulent (pus), fibrinous, eosinophilic, and hemorrhagic.

 

·            Lymphedema related to lymphatic obstruction leads to accumulation of pro-tein-rich fluid which produces a non-pitting edema.

 

·              Glycosaminoglycan-rich edema fluid shows increased hyaluronic acid andchondroitin sulfate, and causes myxedema.

Active hyperemia versus congestion (passive hyperemia): an excessive amount of blood in a tissue or organ can accumulate secondary to vasodilatation (active, e.g., inflammation) or diminished venous outflow (passive, e.g., hepatic congestion).


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