pachyderma

• Termo médico que designa o espessamento da pele, geralmente afetando um membro, causado por dilatação congênita dos vasos linfáticos ou por obstrução da drenagem linfática.

A medical term referring to the thickening of the skin, typically affecting one extremity, caused by a congenital enlargement of lymph vessels or obstruction of lymphatic drainage.

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   Abnormal thickening of the skin, often on a limb, caused by congenital enlargement or obstruction of lymph vessels.

   Espessamento da pele

   • The patient was diagnosed with pachyderma after the swelling persisted.
   • Pachyderma can result from chronic lymphatic obstruction.
   • Treatment for pachyderma focuses on reducing lymphatic congestion.

   Sinônimoselephantiasis