Abstract
The objective of drafting this case report is to delineate the relationship between elephantiasis disease rarely encountered in clinical practice and sleep disordered breathing, to try to understand how this specific condition influences the quality of sleep, to review the mechanisms for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome which is the most common sleep disordered breathing seen and to underline its importance once again.
Highlights
Lymphedema is a chronic condition where there is swelling of the lower extremities due to insufficient drainage of interstitial tissue fluid by lymphatic vessels
The objective of drafting this case report is to delineate the relationship between elephantiasis disease rarely encountered in clinical practice and sleep disordered breathing, to try to understand how this specific condition influences the quality of sleep, to review the mechanisms for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome which is the most common sleep disordered breathing seen and to underline its importance once again
Lymphedema is a chronic condition stemming from the insufficient drainage of interstitial tissue fluid by lymphatic vessels resulting in swelling of lower extremities and increase in body weight
Summary
Lymphedema is a chronic condition where there is swelling of the lower extremities due to insufficient drainage of interstitial tissue fluid by lymphatic vessels. Upper respiratory airways resistance syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) are frequently encountered problems during sleep. In OSAS; because of the obstructions in the upper respiratory airways during sleep, there. Other risk factors are soft tissue anomalies of the craniofacial region and upper respiratory airways, genetic factors, nasal obstructions, smoking, nasal congestion and pregnancy [5,6,7,8]. By drafting this case report, we aim at demonstrating the co-presence of elephantiasis and SDB and to make an attempt once again to understand the mechanism underlying OSAS. She had IPAP:15/EPAP: cm H2O, altered respiratory parameters during sleep normalized with bi-level PAP application
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