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                                                                <journal-id>acta med nicomedia</journal-id>
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                                                                                    <journal-title>Acta Medica Nicomedia</journal-title>
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                            <issn pub-type="ppub">2717-8994</issn>
                                        <issn pub-type="epub">2717-8994</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Kocaeli Üniversitesi</publisher-name>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.53446/actamednicomedia.1828055</article-id>
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                                                            <subject>Rehabilitation</subject>
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                                                            <subject>Rehabilitasyon</subject>
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                                                                                                                        <article-title>REHABILITATION APPROACH IN THE TREATMENT OF ADVANCED CONGENITAL LYMPHEDEMA AND LYMPHORRHEA WITH IMPROVED MUSCLE OXYGENATION: A CASE REPORT</article-title>
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                                    <trans-title>İLERİ EVRE KONJENİTAL LENFÖDEM VE LENFORE TEDAVİSİNDE KAS OKSİJENLENMESİNİ ARTIRAN REHABİLİTASYON YAKLAŞIMI: OLGU SUNUMU</trans-title>
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                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4172-8116</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Ersever</surname>
                                    <given-names>Emine Merve</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>ankara university</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20260309">
                    <day>03</day>
                    <month>09</month>
                    <year>2026</year>
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                                        <volume>9</volume>
                                                    <fpage>1</fpage>
                                        <lpage>6</lpage>
                        
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                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20251121">
                        <day>11</day>
                        <month>21</month>
                        <year>2025</year>
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                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20260203">
                        <day>02</day>
                        <month>03</month>
                        <year>2026</year>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2020, Acta Medica Nicomedia</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2020</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Acta Medica Nicomedia</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                <abstract><p>Lymphedema is a distinct form of edema characterized by its chronic and progressive course, resulting from impaired lymphatic formation and drainage. Both congenital and acquired abnormalities of the lymphatic system can lead to the accumulation of macromolecules within the interstitial space and subsequent fluid retention. Lymphorrhea accompanying congenital lymphedema is rare, and studies evaluating its effects on muscle oxygenation are limited in the literature. This case report describes the effects of a comprehensive rehabilitation program in a 52-year-old woman with advanced congenital lymphedema and lymphorrhea, emphasizing changes in muscle oxygenation. The patient, who had lifelong lower limb swelling and mobility restriction, was diagnosed with stage 2 congenital lymphedema and lymphorrhea and participated in a six-week rehabilitation program comprising manual lymphatic drainage, skin care, exercise, and multilayer compression bandaging performed five times per week. Following treatment, limb circumference decreased, joint range of motion improved, and muscle oxygenation assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy showed notable enhancement. Additionally, the patient lost 12 kg, was able to walk 1 km without pain, and reported an improved quality of life. These findings demonstrate that comprehensive rehabilitation approaches involving manual lymphatic drainage can significantly contribute to not only edema control but also improved muscle oxygenation and functional capacity in congenital lymphedema with lymphorrhea.</p></abstract>
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                            <p>Lenfödem, kronik ve ilerleyici bir yapıya sahip, lenf oluşumu ve drenajındaki bir bozukluktan kaynaklanan özel bir ödem türüdür. Lenfatik sistemdeki doğuştan veya sonradan edinilmiş bir anormallik, interstisyel alanda makromoleküllerin birikmesine ve sıvıların tutulmasına neden olur. Konjenital lenf ödemle birlikte lenfore nadir görülmekte olup, kas oksijenlenmesi üzerindeki etkilerini değerlendiren çalışmalar literatürde sınırlıdır. Bu olgu sunumu, ileri evre konjenital lenfödem ve lenfore tanılı 52 yaşındaki bir kadında uygulanan kapsamlı bir rehabilitasyon programının etkilerini ve kas oksijenlenmesindeki değişimleri incelemektedir. Alt ekstremite şişliği ve hareket kısıtlılığı bulunan hasta, haftada 5 kez uygulanan manuel lenf drenajı, cilt bakımı, egzersiz ve çok katmanlı kompresyon bandajlamasından oluşan altı haftalık bir rehabilitasyon programına katılmıştır. Tedavi sonunda, ekstremite çevresinde azalma, eklem hareket açıklığında artış ve yakın kızılötesi spektroskopi (NIRS) ile ölçülen kas oksijenlenmesinde belirgin iyileşme gözlenmiştir. Ayrıca hasta 12 kg kilo kaybı sağlamış, ağrısız şekilde 1 km yürüyebilmiş ve yaşam kalitesinde belirgin artış bildirmiştir. Bu bulgular, manuel lenf drenajını içeren kapsamlı rehabilitasyon yaklaşımlarının, lenfore ile seyreden konjenital lenfödemde yalnızca ödem kontrolü değil, aynı zamanda kas oksijenlenmesi ve fonksiyonel kapasitenin iyileştirilmesinde de önemli katkılar sağlayabileceğini göstermektedir.</p></trans-abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>lymphedema</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  manuel lymphatic drainage</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  muscle oxygenation</kwd>
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                                                    <kwd>manuel lenf drenajı</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  kas oksijenerasyonu</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  lenfödem</kwd>
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