Secondary Lymphedema Due to Human Adjuvant Disease

Hospital Angeles Pedregal

Status: Completed

Conditions: Granuloma, Foreign-Body; Lymphedema, Secondary; Lymphedema of Leg

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Lower extremity Lymphoscintigraphy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04588493

HAD and lymphedema

Details and patient eligibility

About

This observational, descriptive, retrospective study the clinical and imaging findings of 10 lower legs of 5 patients with previous history of injection of modeling substances for cosmetic purposes at buttocks and hips ande developed lower limb edema. Lower limb lymphedema index and lymphoscintigraphy findings were evaluated and reported.

Full description

Lymphoscintigraphy findings were reported with the Transport index (TI), were any value over 5 will represent abnormalities in lymphatic function.

Enrollment: 5 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Both sex
• Over 18 years old
• History of injection of modelling substances for cosmetic purposes
• History of lower limb edema

Exclusion criteria

• History of primary lower limb lymphedema
• Reject to participate
• Confirmed other causes of edema