LYMPHEDEMA CALLED PODOCNOIOSIS: This is lymphedema caused by walking barefoot or direct exposure to the clay soils of Ethiopia.
LIPEDEMA: a symmetrical “swelling” of both legs, extending from the hips to the ankles, caused by deposits of subcutaneous adipose (fatty) tissue. The underlying etiology of these fat deposits remains unknown. While lipedema is not a disorder of the lymphatic system per se, it is frequently confused with bilateral lower extremity lymphedema.