Pressing a finger into the swollen area may leave a small dent in the skin, which is known as pitting edema. It's worth noting that swollen ankles don't always cause pain. But it is possible to ...

What Is Foot, Leg, and Ankle Swelling? Foot, leg, and ankle swelling—also known as peripheral edema—refers to an accumulation of fluid in these parts of the body. The buildup of fluid is not ...

Pitting edema, often linked to systemic issues like ... in severe cases, a ‘weeping leg’ effect where fluid leaks from the skin. NCBI data notes that prolonged untreated edema may also lead ...

At the 37-week visit, her weight gain showed 6 lb in 2 weeks, now with +3 pitting "lower leg" and pedal edema, blood pressure of 118/72, and negative urine protein. Again she was advised to ...

More recently, objective, quantitative methods have been used to measure ankle and foot edema. Van Hamersvelt et al. [10] used the principle of water displacement (Archimedes' principle ...