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- Title:
- Peripheral Pitting Edema
- Description:
- Peripheral pitting edema
Edema is the abnormal fluid accumulation in tissues or body cavities. Pitting edema is edema in which external pressure leaves a persistent depression in the tissues (see pitting); it occurs because the pressure pushes the excess fluid out of the intercellular spaces in the tissue.
- Keyword:
- Abnormal fluid accumulation, Persistent Depression, persistent depression, Abnormal Fluid Accumulation
- Creator:
- Lisa Van Wagner, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Publisher:
- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Language:
- English
- Copyright Holder:
- Northwestern University
- Rights:
- http://www.i-human.com/service-agreement-print
- Resource Type:
- Photo
- Identifier:
- 1624
