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Anasarca
Anasarca, also known as "extreme generalized edema" is a medical condition characterised by widespread swelling of the skin due to effusion of fluid into the extracellular space.

It is usually caused by either congestive cardiac failure, liver failure (cirrhosis of the liver) or renal failure/disease and severe malnutrition/protein deficiency.

It can also be created from the administration of exogenous intravenous fluid.

Certain plant-derived anticancer chemotherapeutic agents, such as docetaxel, cause anasarca through a poorly understood capillary leak syndrome.

This condition is also called leucophlegmatia.

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Diminution of QRS complexes caused by anasarca and underlying mechanisms.
Apr 13, 2003; 2003 APR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diminution of QRS complexes caused by anasarca and underlying mechanisms. We describe...
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anasarca
Oct 01, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 anasarca /an'usr'ku/, general, massive fluid build up (edema). Anasarca is often seen...
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Diminution of QRS complexes caused by anasarca after an acute myocardial infarction: A case report and a discussion of the plausible underlying pathophysiological mechanisms
Jan 01, 2003; Abstract: We describe the case of an 81-year-old man with an acute anterior myocardial infarction (MI), complicated by anoxic...
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Anasarca Peripheral Edema of Varying Etiology Conceals the ECG Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Jan 01, 2004; The diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is in large pari based on measurements of R-, and S-waves from various ECG...
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Small intestinal diverticulosis presenting as anasarca
Sep 01, 2006; Introduction Small bowel diverticulosis (SBD) is a rare entity and is generally considered to be an innocuous condition. Most...
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