Anasarca

Anasarca is a term describing an edema of a connective tissue. It manifests as a general accumulation of fluid and infiltration of connective tissue with fluid. It is a severe general edema. It is often caused by heart, liver or kidney failure, malnutrition, in hypoalbuminemia.

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Literature

 * PASTOR, Jan. Langenbeck's medical web page [online]. [cit. 2009]. < https://langenbeck.webs.com/ >.


 * VOKURKA, Martin a Jan HUGO, et al. Velký lékařský slovník. 9. vydání. Praha : Maxdorf, 2009. 1159 s.  ISBN 978-80-7345-202-5.