Hydrops

In medicine, the increased occurrence of water or serous fluid in pre-formed cavities is referred to as hydrops (Greek for dropsy ) .

In a broader sense, this also includes the pathologically increased occurrence of fluid in the body tissue - an edema .

Among other things, hydrops can occur as:

• Hydrops abdominis ( ascites )
• Hydrops articularis or joint effusion (e.g. " joint rhinitis " in the case of a virus infection)
• Hydrops cochleae : Endolymphatic hydrops in the inner ear (cochlea) causes a deterioration in hearing sensitivity in the low frequency range. If it is more severe, the organ of equilibrium can also bedisturbed ( dizziness ). See also Meniere's disease .
• Hydrops fetalis universalis : a clinical picture that u. a. in hemolytic disease of the newborn is described
• Hydrops gravidarum : a pathological water retention in the body of the pregnant woman , which is accompanied by no increase in blood pressure or kidney involvement ( proteinuria ).
• Hydrops pleurae ( pleural effusion )
• Hydrops tubae or hydrosalpinx as a cause of fertility problems in women
• Hydrops vesicae felleae ( gallbladder hydrops ), mostly as a result of a gallbladder duct obstruction by gallstones (cholelithiasis) or as part of a cholestasis
• Hydrothorax : The accumulation of water in the chest , also called dropsy or serothorax .

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