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Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has several outpatient and urgent care centers throughout South Florida, including on-demand, virtual care.
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Also known as: swelling.
Edema is the medical term for swelling. It’s caused by bodily fluid and can occur almost anywhere. It ranges in severity from mild to severe.
Fluid is the specific cause of edema. It can be related to certain medical conditions, pregnancy, salt intake and other factors.
The swelling that occurs can causes stretched and shiny skin, increased abdominal size and pain or trouble breathing in severe instances.
Some mild forms of edema go away on their own and require no treatment. Others may require medication to reduce the swelling or treatment of the underlying condition to help the swelling go away.
Reviewed by: Jose R. Rosa-Olivares, M.D.
This page was last updated on: October 07, 2019 01:53 PM
Nephrotic syndrome is a group of symptoms caused by kidney damage which results in children generally between the ages of 2-6 years, leaking a protein normally found in blood, into the urine.
Glomerulonephritis is an acute or chronic inflammatory disease of the glomeruli which prevents the kidneys from functioning properly.