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Bipedal edema

MedGen UID:
1764866
•Concept ID:
C5421569
•
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Bipedal oedema
 
HPO: HP:0033045

Definition

A palpable swelling in both feet and ankles caused by an increase in interstitial fluid volume (excess fluid). [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBipedal edema

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Evaluation of validity of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness guidelines in identifying edema of nutritional causes among Egyptian children.
El Habashy SA, Mohamed MH, Amin DA, Marzouk D, Farid MN
J Egypt Public Health Assoc 2015 Dec;90(4):150-6. doi: 10.1097/01.EPX.0000475420.59037.67. PMID: 26854895
Management of children with acute malnutrition in resource-poor settings.
Brown KH, Nyirandutiye DH, Jungjohann S
Nat Rev Endocrinol 2009 Nov;5(11):597-603. Epub 2009 Sep 29 doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2009.194. PMID: 19786988

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The Role of Food Insecurity and Dietary Diversity on Recovery from Wasting among Hospitalized Children Aged 6-23 Months in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Tsegaye AT, Pavlinac PB, Turyagyenda L, Diallo AH, Gnoumou BS, Bamouni RM, Voskuijl WP, van den Heuvel M, Mbale E, Lancioni CL, Mupere E, Mukisa J, Lwanga C, Atuhairwe M, Chisti MJ, Ahmed T, Shahid ASMSB, Saleem AF, Kazi Z, Singa BO, Amam P, Masheti M, Berkley JA, Walson JL, Tickell KD
Nutrients 2022 Aug 24;14(17) doi: 10.3390/nu14173481. PMID: 36079736Free PMC Article
Severe hypothyroidism after orthognathic surgery: a case report.
Jiang LL, Luo L
Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021 Aug 1;39(4):489-491. doi: 10.7518/hxkq.2021.04.018. PMID: 34409808Free PMC Article
Management of children with acute malnutrition in resource-poor settings.
Brown KH, Nyirandutiye DH, Jungjohann S
Nat Rev Endocrinol 2009 Nov;5(11):597-603. Epub 2009 Sep 29 doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2009.194. PMID: 19786988
Mortality risk among children admitted in a large-scale nutritional program in Niger, 2006.
Lapidus N, Minetti A, Djibo A, Guerin PJ, Hustache S, Gaboulaud V, Grais RF
PLoS One 2009;4(1):e4313. Epub 2009 Jan 29 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004313. PMID: 19177169Free PMC Article
A review of methods to detect cases of severely malnourished children in the community for their admission into community-based therapeutic care programs.
Myatt M, Khara T, Collins S
Food Nutr Bull 2006 Sep;27(3 Suppl):S7-23. doi: 10.1177/15648265060273S302. PMID: 17076211

Diagnosis

The Role of Food Insecurity and Dietary Diversity on Recovery from Wasting among Hospitalized Children Aged 6-23 Months in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Tsegaye AT, Pavlinac PB, Turyagyenda L, Diallo AH, Gnoumou BS, Bamouni RM, Voskuijl WP, van den Heuvel M, Mbale E, Lancioni CL, Mupere E, Mukisa J, Lwanga C, Atuhairwe M, Chisti MJ, Ahmed T, Shahid ASMSB, Saleem AF, Kazi Z, Singa BO, Amam P, Masheti M, Berkley JA, Walson JL, Tickell KD
Nutrients 2022 Aug 24;14(17) doi: 10.3390/nu14173481. PMID: 36079736Free PMC Article
Severe hypothyroidism after orthognathic surgery: a case report.
Jiang LL, Luo L
Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021 Aug 1;39(4):489-491. doi: 10.7518/hxkq.2021.04.018. PMID: 34409808Free PMC Article
Case 224: Cardiac Involvement in Erdheim-Chester Disease.
de Miguel Criado J, Aguilera Del Hoyo LF, García Del Salto L, Cueva Pérez E, Casado Cerrada J, Nieto Llanos S, Porro Fernández JC, Fraga Rivas P
Radiology 2015 Dec;277(3):916-21. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2015131751. PMID: 26599930
A review of methods to detect cases of severely malnourished children in the community for their admission into community-based therapeutic care programs.
Myatt M, Khara T, Collins S
Food Nutr Bull 2006 Sep;27(3 Suppl):S7-23. doi: 10.1177/15648265060273S302. PMID: 17076211
Acitretin induced bipedal edema.
Tey HL, Theng TS
J Dermatol 2006 May;33(5):372-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2006.00085.x. PMID: 16700673

Therapy

Body Composition Changes in Children during Treatment for Moderate Acute Malnutrition: Findings from a 4-Arm Cluster-Randomized Trial in Sierra Leone.
Suri DJ, Potani I, Singh A, Griswold S, Wong WW, Langlois B, Shen Y, Chui KHK, Rosenberg IH, Webb P, Rogers BL
J Nutr 2021 Jul 1;151(7):2043-2050. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxab080. PMID: 33880554Free PMC Article
Case Report: Erysipeloid Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Treated with Oral Miltefosine.
Parajuli N, Adhikary S, Karki A, Tiwari S
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020 Nov 23;104(2):643-645. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0918. PMID: 33236713Free PMC Article
Systemic lupus erythematosus following HPV immunization or infection?
Soldevilla HF, Briones SF, Navarra SV
Lupus 2012 Feb;21(2):158-61. doi: 10.1177/0961203311429556. PMID: 22235047
Chronic conjunctival chemosis from amlodipine besylate (Norvasc).
Say EA, Shields CL, Bianciotto C, Shields JA
Cornea 2011 May;30(5):604-7. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181fb8169. PMID: 21107248
Acitretin induced bipedal edema.
Tey HL, Theng TS
J Dermatol 2006 May;33(5):372-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2006.00085.x. PMID: 16700673

Prognosis

Chronic Liver Disease Secondary to Chronic Budd Chiari Causing Osteomalacia Leading to Pathological Fractures.
Singh B, Gupta, Hooda N, Baidya S
J Assoc Physicians India 2023 Jan;71(1):1. PMID: 37116038
Lay-screeners and use of WHO growth standards increase case finding of hospitalized Malawian children with severe acute malnutrition.
LaCourse SM, Chester FM, Preidis G, McCrary LM, Maliwichi M, McCollum ED, Hosseinipour MC
J Trop Pediatr 2015 Feb;61(1):44-53. Epub 2014 Dec 3 doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmu065. PMID: 25477308Free PMC Article
Preventing acute malnutrition among young children in crises: a prospective intervention study in Niger.
Langendorf C, Roederer T, de Pee S, Brown D, Doyon S, Mamaty AA, Touré LW, Manzo ML, Grais RF
PLoS Med 2014 Sep;11(9):e1001714. Epub 2014 Sep 2 doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001714. PMID: 25180584Free PMC Article
Systemic lupus erythematosus following HPV immunization or infection?
Soldevilla HF, Briones SF, Navarra SV
Lupus 2012 Feb;21(2):158-61. doi: 10.1177/0961203311429556. PMID: 22235047
Assessment of potential indicators for protein-energy malnutrition in the algorithm for integrated management of childhood illness.
Bern C, Zucker JR, Perkins BA, Otieno J, Oloo AJ, Yip R
Bull World Health Organ 1997;75 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):87-96. PMID: 9529721Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Chronic Liver Disease Secondary to Chronic Budd Chiari Causing Osteomalacia Leading to Pathological Fractures.
Singh B, Gupta, Hooda N, Baidya S
J Assoc Physicians India 2023 Jan;71(1):1. PMID: 37116038
Body Composition Changes in Children during Treatment for Moderate Acute Malnutrition: Findings from a 4-Arm Cluster-Randomized Trial in Sierra Leone.
Suri DJ, Potani I, Singh A, Griswold S, Wong WW, Langlois B, Shen Y, Chui KHK, Rosenberg IH, Webb P, Rogers BL
J Nutr 2021 Jul 1;151(7):2043-2050. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxab080. PMID: 33880554Free PMC Article
Efficacy of a high-dose in addition to daily low-dose vitamin A in children suffering from severe acute malnutrition with other illnesses.
Sattar S, Ahmed T, Rasul CH, Saha D, Salam MA, Hossain MI
PLoS One 2012;7(3):e33112. Epub 2012 Mar 27 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033112. PMID: 22479361Free PMC Article
Mortality risk among children admitted in a large-scale nutritional program in Niger, 2006.
Lapidus N, Minetti A, Djibo A, Guerin PJ, Hustache S, Gaboulaud V, Grais RF
PLoS One 2009;4(1):e4313. Epub 2009 Jan 29 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004313. PMID: 19177169Free PMC Article
Assessment of potential indicators for protein-energy malnutrition in the algorithm for integrated management of childhood illness.
Bern C, Zucker JR, Perkins BA, Otieno J, Oloo AJ, Yip R
Bull World Health Organ 1997;75 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):87-96. PMID: 9529721Free PMC Article

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