Quality of life assessment before and after surgery for lower limb varicose veins.

Background: Lower limb varicose veins are one of the most prevalent diseases in the global population. The disease is chronic and has a great impact on patients' quality of life, limiting daily activities and functional performance. Several authors have emphasized the importance of including quality of life assessment in management of patients with chronic venous disease.

Secondary lower limbs lymphedema in patients with Chikungunya fever.

Chikungunya fever (CHIKF) is an arbovirus characterized by acute fever, myalgia and polyarthralgia. Lymphedema in the lower limbs (LL) was observed in several patients during an outbreak of CHIKF in the state of Pernambuco (Brazil) in 2016. No reports on lymphatic vessels disease due to CHIKF have been described.