A rare clinical manifestation of lymphedema praecox affecting the upper extremity

Abstrakt

Primary lymphedema is an uncommon disease. It is most frequently manifested by affecting one of the lower extremities; an occurrence of isolated primary non-congenital lymphedema in the upper extremity is enormously rare.

The authors describe the case of a 36-year-old woman with a 9-year history of edema of the right upper extremity, diagnosed with primary lymphedema of the praecox type. This paper describes the diagnostic algorithm of lymphedema and its possible therapeutic solution.

Klíčová slova

• Primary lymphedema
• lymphedema praecox
• upper extremities
• dynamic lymphoscintigraphy