Stasis dermatitis, or venous eczema, is an inflammatory skin pathology that develops as a result of impaired venous drainage, most commonly in the lower limbs. Often associated with peripheral pitting ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Swollen ankles and feet due to edema, or fluid build-up, can be caused by minor or major conditions, such as injury, pregnancy, standing or sitting for a ...

Ankle swelling commonly occurs when your body retains fluid in the lower legs, ankles and feet. Most people have experienced it at some point in their lives, and it often resolves on its own with ...

Dear Dr. Roach • Forty-five years ago, I had ovarian cancer. I had surgery, followed by 30 radiation treatments. Twenty years later, I was diagnosed at first with venous insufficiency, then with ...