Abstract: Generalized edema associated with renal, cardiac and nutritional disease and with certain diseases of the blood is commonly recognized; the so-called angioneurotic edemas are also well known, but generalized edema not associated with any of the disorders mentioned is not so frequent and may even escape attention. Constatt, 1 in 1856, classified certain forms of hydrops not readily explained on the basis of the then known etiologic factors, as a manifestation of pathologic changes of the skin. Wernich 2 reported an interesting case in which a complete autopsy failed to reveal any pathologic change that might explain the cause of the edema. In a comprehensive review, Wagner 3 reported his observations in eight cases of generalized edema; six occurred in children ranging in age from 22 months to 12 years; three children recovered and three succumbed. The following symptoms occurred in his cases: The character of the onset of the
Publication Year: 1927
Publication Date: 1927-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
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