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  Name        = Anasarca |
  ICD10       = {{ICD10|R|60|1|r|50}} |
  ICD9        = {{ICD9|782.3}} |
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'''Anasarca''', also known as "extreme generalized [[edema]]" is a [[medical]]  [[condition]] characterised by widespread swelling of the [[skin]] due to effusion of fluid into the [[extracellular space]].  <ref>medidictionary.com</ref>  

It is usually caused by either congestive [[heart failure]], [[liver failure]] ([[cirrhosis]] of the liver) or [[renal failure]]/disease and severe malnutrition/protein deficiency.  

It can also be created from the administration of [[exogenous]] [[intravenous]] fluid.  

Certain plant-derived anticancer [[chemotherapy|chemotherapeutic]] agents, such as [[docetaxel]], cause anasarca through a poorly understood [[capillary leak syndrome]].

This condition is also called Fat Kid Syndrome.

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