Rare Causes of Leg Edema in the United States
| Unilateral | Bilateral | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute (<72 hours) | Chronic | Acute (<72 hours) | Chronic |
| Primary lymphedema (congenital lymphedema, lymphedema praecox, lymphedema tarda) | Primary lymphedema (congenital lymphedema, lymphedema praecox, lymphedema tarda) | ||
| Congenital venous malformations | Protein losing enteropathy, malnutrition, malabsorption | ||
| May-Thurner syndrome (iliac-vein compression syndrome)51 | Restrictive pericarditis | ||
| Restrictive cardiomyopathy | |||
| Beri Beri | |||
| Myxedema | |||