%0 Journal Article
%T Complex Decongestive Physiotherapy Treats Skin Changes like Hyperkeratosis Caused by Lymphedema
%A Hande Kaba
%A Yesim Bakar
%A zlem  inar  zdemir
%A Seda Sertel
%J Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
%D 2012
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2012/416421
%X Lymphedema is a chronic, progressive, and often debilitating condition. Primary lymphedema is a lymphatic malformation developing during the later stage of lymph angiogenesis. Secondary lymphedema is the result of obstruction or disruption of the lymphatic system, which can occur as a consequence of tumors, surgery, trauma, infection, inflammation, and radiation therapy. Here, we report a 64-year-old woman presenting with hyperkeratosis, a lymphedema due to metastatic uterus carcinoma. In this paper, we present the effects of complex decongestive physiotherapy on lymphedema and hyperkeratosis.
%U http://www.hindawi.com/crim/dm/2012/416421/