Corrections are more than welcome

2. Organ Specific Or Localized Edema

3. Review
• What is edema?
• How is edema classified according to etiology?
• How is edema classified according to distribution of fluid?

4. Types
Cerebral Edema
Periorbital Edema
Corneal Edema
Macular Edema
Pulmonary Edema
Elephantiasis
Hydrops
Lymph Node Resection Edema
Localized or
Organ specific
edema
typically
involve one
organ or part of
the body..

6. Periorbital edema
Causes:
Oversleeping/ sleep deprivation
Crying, Tear gland malfunction
Normal aging
Diet, Alcohol intake, Diseases of thyroid and kidney

7. Macular Edema

8. CAUSES OF PULMONARY EDEMA
Increased venous pressure due to LVF
Increased capillary permeability due to infection
Generalized edema

9. Lymphatic
Filariasis

10. Hydrops fetalis (fetal hydrops) is a serious fetal
condition defined as abnormal accumulation of
serous fluid in two or more anatomic
compartments, such as skin, pleura, pericardium,
peritoneum. In some patients, it may also be
associated with polyhydramnios and placental
edema.

11. Lymph Node Resection Edema