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​Symptoms and Signs – Differential Diagnosis of Edema in Children
CARDIOVASCULAR
• Congestive heart failure (CHF)
• Acute thrombi or emboli
• Vasculitis of many types
RENAL
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Glomerulonephritis of many types
• End-stage renal failure
ENDOCRINE OR METABOLIC
• Thyroid disease
• Starvation
• Hereditary angioedema
IATROGENIC
• Drugs (diuretics and steroids)
• Water or salt overload
HEMATOLOGIC
• Hemolytic disease of the newborn
GASTROINTESTINAL
• Hepatic cirrhosis
• Protein-losing enteritis
• Lymphangiectasis
• Cystic fibrosis (CF)
• Celiac disease
• Enteritis of many types
LYMPHATIC ABNORMALITIES
• Congenital (gonadal dysgenesis)
• Acquired
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