Primary lymphedema
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Overview
Primary lymphedema is a form of lymphedema which is not directly attributable to another medical condition.
It can be divided into three forms, depending upon age of onset: congenital lymphedema, lymphedema praecox, and lymphedema tarda.[1]
It can be familial.[2]
Lymphedema tarda occurs in patient above 35 years of age
Lymphedema–distichiasis syndrome is a medical condition associated with the FOXC2 gene.[3]:849
Reference
- ↑ http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/191350-overview#showall
- ↑ Walter Siegenthaler (21 March 2007). Differential diagnosis in internal medicine: from symptom to diagnosis. Thieme. pp. 387–. ISBN 978-1-58890-551-2. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ↑ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.