Local causes
These include:
- reduced rate of venous return - pregnancy, immobility
- obstruction of venous return - DVT
- destruction of venous valves following DVT
- inefficiencies of the calf muscle pump - paraplegia
- cellulitis
- obstruction of lymphatics - filariasis
- congenital - Milroy's disease
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