This disease is caused by problems in the circulatory system; thus, the legs should be elevated as much as possible to help the return of the blood. At night it is advisable to sleep with a pillow under the lower legs. In the evening, it is not unusual for legs to be swollen. The volume of the lower leg can increase to up to 100ml after a long working day or up to 200ml after a long-haul flight without moving. In the example of the 41-year-old Japanese man the lesions were much improved by washing and topical use of corticosteroids for two months, also oral antibiotics like cephalexin are used if cellulitis is present. Moist exudative inflammation and moist ulcers respond to tepid wet compresses of Burow’s solution or just saline or water for 30 to 60 minutes several times a day. But in worse cases, edema that does not disappear spontaneously within a few hours or after a walk, is described as pathological, so it needs to have a special treatment. It is very important to say that Papillamitosis, bilateral and marked edema with few symptoms are mostly caused by the systemic circulation (heart, kidneys, liver). Papillamitosis is associated with symptoms and/or clinical signs such as dilated superficial veins, varicose veins and changes in the skin. Edema and its complication Papillamitosis are only partially reversible and soon becomes hard, which is mainly confirmed on palpation. All skin structures are affected and this is characterized by the term. Lymphoedema may develop in many cases accompanied by acral thickening of the skin folds, hyperkeratosis and<unk> .
Stasis papillomatosis
Florid cutaneous papillomatosis
Papillomatosis
Coats' disease
PUVA keratosis
Tuberculous gumma
Acanthocheilonemiasis
Smokeless tobacco keratosis