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Does all edema in the legs have an indentation/put when pressed with fingers?

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No: There is both pitting and non-pitting edema. The pitting edema is caused by a thin water-like fluid leaking from capillaries and causes the indentations in your skin. If a denser fluid is leaked from other source such as lymph system then the edema may not be pitting.

Answered 8/18/2014

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