Pedal edema

Pedal edema
Massive pretibial edema. (Image courtesy of Charlie Goldberg, M.D., UCSD School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, San Diego, California)

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• Edema is caused by an accumulation of an excessive amount of watery fluid in the serous cavities, tissues or cells causing painless, non-reddened swelling

Complete Differential Diagnosis

In alphabetical order:

• Abscess
• Acquired C1-esterase inhibitor deficiency
• Acute glomerulonephritis
• Addison's Disease
• Amniotic band
• Angioneurotic edema
• Anemia
• Anorexia Nervosa
• AV fistula
• Bartter's Syndrome
• Beriberi
• Boils
• Bruise
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Burn
• Cachexia
• Carbuncle
• Cellulitis
• Cerebral circulation impairment
• Cold (physical stimuli)
• Contact dermatitis
• Contusion
• Cushing's Syndrome
• Dilation
• Drugs
• Erysipelas
• Exudative enteropathy
• Filariasis
• Food (fresh fruit, nuts, tomatoes)
• Fracture
• Frostbite
• Gas gangrene
• Gout
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypoalbuminemia
• Hypoplasia
• Hypothyroidism
• Idiopathic edema
• Insect bite
• Irritant
• Left heart failure
• Ligamentous sprain
• Liver failure
• Lymph node mass
• Malabsorption
• Malnutrition
• Mediastinal cancer
• Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
• Milroy's Disease
• Musculoskeletal trauma
• Myocardial Infarction
• Neoplasm
• Nephrotic Syndrome
• Osteomyelitis
• Peripheral nerve lesion
• Premenstrual edema
• Right heart failure
• Scleroderma
• Sepsis syndrome
• Snakebites
• Starvation edema
• Sunburn
• Surgical excision
• Tendonous strain
• Thoracic aneurysm
• Thrombophlebitis
• Thrombosis
• Tight clothing
• Trichinosis
• Tumors
• Varicose veins

Acknowledgements

The content on this page was first contributed by: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.