Catalog

Heat oedema

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Heat oedema – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1248078189

A very common form of generally mild and reversible peripheral oedema provoked by exposure to high environmental temperatures and attributable to increased peripheral blood flow with increased capillary filtration overwhelming the ability of lymphatics to remove tissue fluid. The ankles, feet and hands are commonly affected.