Primary – usually the result of inadequate lymphatics, such as hypoplasia (55%), varicose dilatation (24%), or aplasia (14%): congenital lymphoedema – i.e. present at birth Milroy's disease – chronic hereditary lymphoedema lymphoedema praecox – manifests in teens/twenties, female, unilateral or bilateral lymphoedema tarda – manifest > 35 years old Secondary – usually the result of … Continue reading Lymphoedema – causes