Complete Decongestive Therapy Is an Option for the Treatment of Rosacea Lymphedema (Clinical report)

Complete Decongestive Therapy Is an Option for the Treatment of Rosacea Lymphedema (Clinical report)

Case Description. We present 2 cases of women with a diagnosis of Morbihan disease and chronic facial lymphedema that remained resistant to drug treatment for many years before CDT was offered. The treatment program included 4 components: manual lymphatic drainage, compression bandaging, exercises t...

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Published in:Physical therapy Vol. 99; no. 4; pp. 406 - 410
Main Authors: Kutlay, Sehim, Ozdemir, Elif Can, Pala, Zahide, Ozen, Selin, Sanli, Hatice
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 01-04-2019
Subjects:
Acne rosacea
Antiacne agents
Care and treatment
Case studies
Clobetasone
Edema
Education
Health education
Lymph drainage therapy
Lymphedema
Medical research
Methods
Metronidazole
Patient education
Surgery
Tetracyclines
Women
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Summary:Case Description. We present 2 cases of women with a diagnosis of Morbihan disease and chronic facial lymphedema that remained resistant to drug treatment for many years before CDT was offered. The treatment program included 4 components: manual lymphatic drainage, compression bandaging, exercises to enhance lymphatic drainage, and patient education.
ISSN:0031-9023
1538-6724
DOI:10.1093/ptj/pzy155