Anasarca is a type of swelling that affects the entire body and occurs when the body's tissues retain too much fluid. Extreme ...

was evaluated in data from 28 patients with anasarca (AN), 28 control patients, 10 patients who had undergone hemodialysis, and 3 patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Conclusion ...

And now she was on a ventilator.” The patient was suffering from the condition anasarca, or body-wide swelling, and “any little puncture wound would just seep as I gave her a bed bath.” The woman’s ...

Patients with these diseases might have anasarca with dependent edema in the sacrum and lower limbs, and ascites together with scrotal swelling. Edema of the scrotal skin with systemic diseases is ...

It's one reason Riverkeeper Trey Sherrard is raising the alarm over a proposal to move nearly $2 million from D.C.'s Bag Tax revenues to the city's general fund. Under the act that created the $.05 ...

Pruritus is less commonly seen and edema and anasarca do not develop until cirrhosis is present. The development of ascites, variceal hemorrhage, or encephalopathy signals the presence of portal ...