Resultant hypoproteinemia may be severe enough to cause generalized edema.

When someone presents with generalized edema, the following causes should be excluded:

The more modern term is generalized edema.

Hypoalbuminemia may cause generalized edema (swelling) via a decrease in oncotic pressure.

Other causes of generalized edema:

Pulmonary hypertension, dyspnea, and generalized edema.

Minnoch was diagnosed with massive generalized edema, a condition where the body accumulates excess extracellular fluid.

In the late stages, jaundice, generalized edema, oliguria, neuropathy, fever, convulsions, and eventual death are frequently seen.

Anasarca, or extreme generalized edema, is a medical condition characterised by widespread swelling of the skin due to effusion of fluid into the extracellular space.