Primary Lymphoedema is a condition with which you are born. It can develop at any stage due to the genetic disposition of a compromised lymph system that runs in the family. It can trigger at any stage from birth, at adolescence, during pregnancy, menopause or an incident (a serious accident involving a limb, severe sunburn, leech bite, an insect or spider bite etc)

Secondary Lymphpoedema is caused by intervention through surgery, injury, radiation, removal of the lymph nodes even vein stripping.

If you have had cancer and had lymph nodes removed from the neck, under the arm, pelvis, groin or abdomen and had radiotherapy post surgery, you may develop symptoms of lymphoedema. This is called Secondary Lymphoedema. Such treatments are common with breast, uterus, bladder, ovary , prostate or testicle cancer.
If you have had trauma to or chronic infection of the lymph system you may develop secondary Lymphoedema

If you have spent time in a third world country and been exposed to the parasite , nematode worm. Through bites from mosquitoes the larvae are transmitted to humans, where they develop in the lymph system blocking it. This disease is endemic in subtropical and tropical regions affecting more than 45 million people in India alone. This is Lymphoedema by Philaraises. This more than often develops into elephantitis because of the lack of medical support in these very poor communities.

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