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Quincke's edema, angioedema, atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema
recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs
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lymphedema
swelling (usually in the legs) caused by lymph accumulating in the tissues in the affected areas
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scleredema
a skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face
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cystoid macular edema
a specific pattern of swelling in the central retina
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anasarca
generalized edema with accumulation of serum in subcutaneous connective tissue
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chemosis
edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining
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papilledema
swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure
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brain edema, cerebral edema
swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter
