Acetazolamide and SGLT2 inhibitor as potent drugs for a patient with diabetes mellitus and worsening chronic lymphedema: A case report

Treatment of lymphedema using a pharmacologic approach is reported to have limited efficacy. Here, I report a patient with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and acute worsening of her chronic lymphedema, in whom treatment with acetazolamide and a sodiumglucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) effectively im...

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Main Author: Hajime Kataoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2020-06-01
Series:Veins and Lymphatics
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Online Access:https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/vl/article/view/8889