Primary lymphedema is increasingly recognized in children, and prevention of tissue damage is the main goal of care. 1 Infections such as cellulitis occur among patients with lymphedema. 2 Data on the ...

Lymphedema is swelling that's caused by a collection of too much lymph fluid. It usually affects your arms and legs, but it can happen in other parts of your body as well. This swelling can cause pain ...

Have you ever noticed how your skin feels more irritated, sticky, or just more 'vulnerable' during summer? From heat rashes to insect bites, the warmer months don’t go easy on our skin. However, for ...

For patients with chronic leg edema and recurrent cellulitis, risk for future cellulitis is reduced by 77% by wearing compression stockings or wraps, researchers report. The effect was so striking ...

Lymphedema is the clinical manifestation of subcutaneous accumulations of protein-rich interstitial fluid (lymph stasis) resulting from an acquired obstruction or infiltration of the lymphatic system.

You’ve noticed that the skin on one or both of your legs has become swollen and reddened, and it’s spreading. Perhaps it is also painful or rashlike, or you see a sore. You wouldn’t be blamed for ...

Lymphedema patients saw a nearly 80 percent reduction in their cellulitis episodes just by using an advanced pneumatic compression device at home, according to a study in JAMA Dermatology co-authored ...