Prof. Dr. Tzaneva Stanislava

Prof. Dr. Stanislava Tzaneva
Head of the Department of Dermatology in Hera Hospital, Vienna, Austria

The swollen leg: what the dermatologist needs to know

Author: Stanislava Tzaneva
Head of the Department of Dermatology in Hera Hospital, Vienna, Austria

Many patients seek medical help because of swollen legs. The reasons are varied and additional examinations are often necessary. The most important pathophysiological causes behind the symptoms include venous and lymphatic pathology, volume overload, increased capillary permeability, and lower oncotic pressure.
The most frequent diseases associated with leg swelling are deep vein thrombosis and chronic venous disease, lymphedema, lipedema, cardiac failure, hypoproteinemia due to liver or renal failure, drug-induced edema, inflammatory processes, infections, different kind of cancer, compression syndromes, malformations and many others. In many cases cooperation between different disciplines is necessary to make the correct diagnosis.

SHORT CV

Position: Head of the Department of Dermatology in Hera Hospital, Vienna, Austria
Trainings: Dermatologist, Specialist for venous diseases and vascular medicine
Affiliations: Member of the board of the Austrian Society of Phlebology
Member of Austrian Society of Dermatology and Venereology
Member of Austrian Society of Dermatosurgery
Member of the Austrian Working Group Aesthetic Dermatology and Cosmetology
Member of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology