Lymphedema, type Nonne-Milroy. detailed enlargement of the left foot: edematous swelling of the back of the toes with transverse skin folds over the metatarsophalangeal joints (positive Malleus sign).
Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome: extensive, bilateral vascular malformation of capillary (naevus flammeus) and venous vessels (varicosis with chronic venous insufficiency - CVI); distinct soft tissue hypertrophy on the left side; no pelvic obliquity!
Erysipelas. painful redness and swelling of the left foot in a 65-year-old man with fever. In addition, in the corresponding lymph drainage area of the groin region single enlarged lymph nodes can be palpated.
Erysipelas, acute: a sharply defined, flat, rich reddening of the lower leg under high fever with the formation of blisters and blisters, accompanied by painful regional lymphadenitis.
Arthritis urica: sudden spontaneous and painful (difficult to walk) redness and swelling (circled in black) of the right metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe.
Myxoedema pretiabiales: circumscribed, blurred, yellowish-reddish, firm, hardly compressible, otherwise symptomless swellings; here a partial symptom of Graves' disease; typical is the orange peel-like surface of the swelling.
erysipelas.extensive, sharply defined, painful redness and plaque formation in the area of the lower leg. entry portal: macerated tinea pedum. secondary findings include fever and chills, lymphangitis and lymphadenitis
lymphedema, type Nonne-Milroy. distinct swelling of both lower legs and forefeet in a 74-year-old patient. family history: grandmother had lymphedema throughout her life. the patient's granddaughter also complains of lymphedema that is largely resistant to therapy.
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