THE USE OF A TISSUE TONOMETER AS A DIAGNOSTIC AID IN EXTREMITY LYMPHOEDEMA: A DETERMINATION OF ITS CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT WITH BENZO-PYRONES

NB Piller, L Clodius

Abstract


With the aid of a tissue tonometer, we have been able to gain an estimate of the rate at which the lymphoedematous tissue loses its compressability and regains it upon treatment with the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: the benzo-pyrones. The values obtained by tonometry, unlike other objective methods of measurement of the effectiveness of a therapy, approximate closely to the patients subjective claims.


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