[Different methods of demonstrating veno-lymphatic correlations at a clinical examination]

The authors have tried to show the close link between the lymphatic and venous systems. They describe the clinical aspects which cause us to note that one or other of these systems is the more affected, and they bring to mind aetiological theories on the origin, either congenital or acquired, of the affection. This leads to considerations clarifying the clinical and anatomo-pathological data.