Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Edema
| About underlying conditions: With a diagnosis of Edema, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Edema. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Edema. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis |
Underlying conditions list: The list of possible underlying conditions mentioned in various sources for Edema includes:
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Pregnancy
- Heart failure
- Kidney conditions
- Glomerulonephritis
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Kidney failure
- Liver condition
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Varicose veins
- Lymphedema - see also causes of Lymphedema
- Filariasis
- Protein deficiency (type of Nutritional deficiency)
- Thyroid condition
- Certain medications
- See also causes of symptoms edema or swelling
Edema as a complication: Other conditions that might have Edema as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Edema as a complication includes:
Edema as a symptom: Conditions listing Edema as a symptom may also be potential underlying conditions:
- Acute rheumatic fever
- Anaphylaxis
- Aortic coarctation
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chronic kidney failure
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Common migraine
- Eclampsia
- Edema
- Glomerular Disease
- Glomerulonephritis
- Goodpasture syndrome
- Hemolytic disease of the newborn
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome
- Hepatitis
- Hodgkin's Disease
- Liver cancer
- Nephritis
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Polyarteritis nodosa
- Preeclampsia
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Pulmonary valve stenosis
- Restrictive cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic fever
- Trichinosis
- Vitamin E deficiency
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