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Aim of the work
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Abstract
The aim of this work, is to deal with the types of oedema, whether generalised or localized and their subgroups. The Aetiological Causes. The Pothogenesis of each type. The management, treatment of some types of oedema. The oedema is a common problem in clinical pediatric practice. The importance of such clinical symptom, is that it is not a primary disease, but it is always a manifestation of many underlying pathological conditions. The oedema may be generalised or localized Oedema may be defined as the morbid accwnulat- ion of fluid in the interstitial tissues, it is li- able to occur in the various perfo~ed serous sacs giving rise to ascites, hydrothorax and/or hydroper- icardium. Oedema was a characteristic feature in all ca- sese In K.W.O. it mostly affects the lower limbs and dorsum of hands and in sever cases it may spread to involve, the sacrum, scrotum and/or the face. In ne- phrotic a cases on the other hand, oedema affects first the eyelids causing puffenese, and back when the child is lying in bed, and it spread to involve the lower limbs when the child is ambulant. As a consequence of the marked reduction in serum proteins, chiefly albumin, oedema develops and it is a characteristic manifestation of nephro- tic syndrome.