title: [Diagnosis of lymphedema].
abstract: “Edema” is only symptom of a disease, so edema treatment is only treating the symptoms. Therefore the aim of a step-by-step diagnostic approach is to determine the cause and severity of the lymphedema, as well as to distinguish the lymphedema from other edema-associated diseases. “Lymphedema” is a genuine disease, so lymphedema treatment is causal disease treatment! Due to improved diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities and not least by a growing majority of patients with their demand for adequate therapy, also the physicians awareness of lymphatic diseases has increased. Nevertheless, there is still a clear deficit in the knowledge of the very simple diagnostic steps to confirm the diagnosis and also of the appropriate stage-related treatment of lymphedema.
authors: Zentrum für Lymphologie - LKH Wolfsberg, Paul-Hackhofer-Straße 9, 9400 Wolfsberg, Österreich. christian.ure@lkh-wo.at
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Ure
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D057189:Checklist; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008220:Lymphography; D061305:Lymphoscintigraphy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010173:Palpation; D010808:Physical Examination; D014463:Ultrasonography
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