Idiopathic edema: state of the art

Abstract

In this article we will try to highlight recent advances in the study of this mysterious problem as idiopathic edema (IE), exposing the most common myths of the disease. Idiopathic edema - a syndrome that is excess weight gain, which has no known cause. Other terms to describe this state is: "cyclic and periodic swelling," "syndrome fluid retention" and "orthostatic edema."