title: [Etiology of eyelid edema].
abstract: Lidedema can be a common symptom of diseases of the orbital part of the face. One can differentiate lidedema in two groups, those that are related to an inflammation and those that are not related to an inflammation. Lidedema of the eyelid can also be secondary to a systemic disease. There is also another group that is common in the ageing population that consists of blepharochalasis and dermatochalasis where the skin becomes loose with the years and forms redundant folds.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Tränenweg- und Lidchirurgie, Universitäts-Augenklinik Basel.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Piffaretti
authors.forename: I O
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Haefliger
mesh_terms: D001762:Blepharitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D015595:Skin Aging / Q000502:physiology