Primary lymphedema

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Overview

Primary lymphedema is a form of lymphedema which is not directly attributable to another medical condition.

It can be divided into three forms, depending upon age of onset: congenital lymphedema, lymphedema praecox, and lymphedema tarda.^[1]

It can be familial.^[2]

Lymphedema tarda occurs in patient above 35 years of age

Lymphedema–distichiasis syndrome is a medical condition associated with the FOXC2 gene.^[3]^:849

Reference

↑ http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/191350-overview#showall
↑ Walter Siegenthaler (21 March 2007). Differential diagnosis in internal medicine: from symptom to diagnosis. Thieme. pp. 387–. ISBN 978-1-58890-551-2. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
↑ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.

Overview