Lymphaticovenular anastomosis for recurrent cellulitis in a dementia patient with lymphedema
| Autor: | Ayano Sasaki, Kazunori Yokota, Hirofumi Imai, Shuhei Yoshida, Isao Koshima, Shogo Nagamatsu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
medicine.medical_specialty lcsh:Surgery Decongestive lymphatic therapy 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Lower limb 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Lymphaticovenular anastomosis mental disorders Case report medicine Dementia Lymphedema Recurrent cellulitis business.industry Cellulitis lcsh:RD1-811 medicine.disease Compression therapy Surgery lcsh:RC666-701 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 340-343 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2468-4287 |
| Popis: | We describe a dementia patient with comorbid recurrent cellulitis and lymphedema in the left lower limb who was treated successfully for recurrent cellulitis by lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA). The patient, an 83-year-old woman, suffered from recurrent cellulitis three times a year on average for 15 years. Compression therapy was impossible because of dementia. After LVA, there has been no recurrence of cellulitis for 2 years. It is difficult to administer decongestive lymphatic therapy in some patients, such as patients with dementia. LVA is a promising treatment for recurrent cellulitis in a dementia patient with lymphedema. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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