11 July 2022: Articles
A Case Series of Lymphatic Injuries After Suction Lipectomy in Women with Lipedema
Unusual clinical course, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Clinical situation which can not be reproduced for ethical reasons
Thomas F. Wright A* , Karen L. Herbst CDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.935016
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e935016
Table 1. Clinical criteria of staging lymphedema (modified from ISL).
| Stage | Clinical findings |
|---|---|
| 0 | A latent or sub-clinical condition is not evident despite impaired lymph transport |
| 1 | Early accumulation of fluid with relatively high protein content subsides with extremity elevation. Pitting may occur |
| 2 | Extremity elevation alone rarely reduces tissue swelling, pitting is manifested, and extremities may or may not pit as excess fat and fibrosis supervenes |
| 3 | Lymphostatic elephantiasis where pitting can be absent, trophic skin changes including acanthosis, further deposition of fat and fibrosis and warty overgrowths have developed |