Resolution of Primary Lymphedema: A Case Report.

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open

Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.

Published: February 2017

Primary lymphedema is a rare, progressive disease that typically affects the lower extremity. The condition is not curable, and the limb enlarges over time because of subcutaneous fibroadipose deposition. We present a patient with clinical and radiographical evidence of resolution of primary lymphedema. This observation may provide greater insight into the pathophysiology of the disease.

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