Affiliations: [a] Hospital da Criança e Maternidade, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil | [b] Research Group of the Clínica Godoy, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil | [c] Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Medicine School in São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil | [d] National Council for Research and Development, Brazil | [e] Post-Graduate Stricto Sensu, Medicine School in São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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Corresponding author: Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy, Floriano Peixoto 2950, São Jose do Rio Preto 15020-010, SP, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: PURPOSE: Lymphedema is a specific type of edema with a chronic, progressive nature. The aim of the present study is to report clinical findings related to edema and its location in children with primary lymphedema. METHODS: Sixty-eight children with congenital primary lymphedema were evaluated at the Godoy Clinic in São Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil, between 2014 and 2017. A retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted involving the analysis of clinical data on the location of edema in 68 children with congenital primary lymphedema. We evaluated the charts of all children with this condition in the period analyzed, recording the affected limbs and conditions associated with lymphedema. RESULTS: Sixty-eight children, 37 girls (54.41%) and 31 boys (45.58%), were evaluated. CONCLUSION: We found that congenital primary lymphedema predominantly affects the lower limbs and is more prevalent in girls than boys.
Keywords: Clinical aspects, congenital primary lymphedema, limbs, arm
