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Periorbital edema secondary to positive airway pressure therapy
Francesco Dandekar1, Macario Camacho2, Jason Valerio2
1San Diego School of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA ; Department of Psychiatry, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, CA, USA.
Abstract:
Two patients developed bilateral, periorbital edema after initiating positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy with a full face mask. The periorbital edema was more pronounced in the morning and would dissipate throughout the day. This phenomenon seemed to be correlated with the direct pressure of the full face mask, which may have impaired lymphatic and venous drainage. To test this hypothesis, each patient was changed to a nasal pillow interface with subsequent improvement in the periorbital edema.
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