Valproate-Induced Lower Extremity Swelling

Fed Pract. 2020 Aug;37(8):388-390. doi: 10.12788/fp.0031.

Authors

Affiliation

¹ and are Hospitalists at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center and Assistant Clinical Professors at the University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine.

PMID: 32908348
PMCID: PMC7473731
DOI: 10.12788/fp.0031

Abstract

New-onset severe peripheral edema warrants an extensive evaluation, including congestive heart failure, cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome, hypoalbuminemia, or lymphatic or venous obstruction.