Hypostases of extremities

Description:

The excess accumulation of intercellular liquid in body tissues which is shown increase in volume of the lower extremities.

Symptoms of Hypostases of extremities:

Sudden developing of hypostases on one of the lower extremities is in most cases connected with thrombosis of femoral or ileal veins that is often observed after the delivery, band operations, at a long bed rest, at infectious diseases, blood diseases (a leukosis, a polycythemia), a cachexia, tumors of abdominal organs. At fibrinferment of large superficial veins of the lower extremities skin in the field of hypostasis becomes intense, brilliant, cyanochroic, patients note the aching pain on the medial surface of a hip. However the most important diagnostic value insignificant hypostasis and morbidity on the course of a vascular bundle on a hip have expansion of saphenas on a hip and in the pool of a big saphena of the lower extremity.

The main clinical signs of an edematous syndrome against the background of a varicosity of the lower extremities are accurately acting, most often at long standing, venous tyazh, especially on shins. At the same time the expressed hypostases of shins and hips are found in a number of patients, when pressing the pole remains a finger on area of hypostasis, hypostasis involution in sublime position of an extremity is quite often noted. The edematous syndrome at acute venous insufficiency is characterized by the symmetric hypostases arising after intensive load of the lower extremities (for example, after long transition). After rest and finding of an extremity in sublime situation there is involution of an edematous syndrome.

Hypostasis of upper extremities develops against the background of thrombophlebitis more often, but can be also at a retrosternal craw, the increased lymph nodes at a tumor of a mediastinum, a tumor of an upper lung lobe, an aortic aneurysm. At a retrosternal craw also the trachea prelum leading to breath disturbance, the gullet prelum which is followed by swallowing disturbance, the prelum of guttural nerves causing paroxysmal cough is possible. The hyperadenosis and a tumor of a mediastinum, except puffiness of an upper extremity, are shown by face edemas, necks and their cyanotic shade, breath difficulty. Apical cancer (Penkost's tumor) differs in the following signs: the tumor early sprouts a pleura dome, a thorax, a sympathetic trunk and is followed by sharp pain in a chest wall and an upper extremity, the syndrome (narrowing of a pupil and palpebral fissure, sticking of an eyeglobe) is quite often noted Bernard-Horner. Except signs of a prelum of an upper vena cava, are characteristic the expressed pain syndrome with irradiation in both upper extremities, protrusion of a front chest wall and expansion of a vascular bundle of heart of aneurism of the ascending aorta to the right.

Unilateral persistent hypostasis on an upper extremity can be observed at women after a mastectomy concerning a breast cancer on the party of defeat owing to a lymphostasis. The local lymphostasis arising at a repeated erysipelatous inflammation, a limfangiita, helminthic invasions is followed by persistent hypostases. Skin over them it is long keeps a trace after pressing by a finger. Further as a result of the expressed growth of connecting fabric skin loses edematous character, after pressing by a finger of a trace does not remain, and the extremity gets the huge sizes (elephantiasis).

Reasons of Hypostases of extremities:

The etiology is various - a vein thrombosis, a varicosis, diseases of infectious genesis, blood defeat, etc.
Hypostasis of an ankle joint on the one hand often happens result of stretchings or changes. Sometimes diseases which influence all organism, such as a heart trouble and kidneys or a liver, can lead to excess accumulation of liquid (hypostasis) which often concentrate in legs that leads to swelling not only anklebones, but also legs and a shin. It can happen to an overload of venous system which can arise at pregnancy and obesity also. Diseases of joints, such as arthritis, can also affect joints of anklebones and legs that leads to hypostasis of the involved areas.

Treatment of Hypostases of extremities:

For treatment of hypostasis of the lower extremities it is necessary to establish first of all its reason and to influence it: to pick up heart drugs, to cure diseases of kidneys, to normalize work of vessels. It is independently possible to reduce the salt use (together with it liquid in an organism is late) and the excessive use of water. If the doctor did not reveal contraindications, then it is possible to apply herbal teas as a part of which there is a jasmine, a lemon, mint, cowberry, a cranberry. Whenever possible exclude wearing footwear on a high heel, and at home give to legs sublime situation (higher than the level of heart). I focus your attention that diuretic drugs including herbs, are accepted only to destination and under control of the doctor. Their uncontrolled reception can lead  to the increased removal of potassium from an organism that is fraught with serious violations in cardiac performance.