Odema

[kellz]

What causes odema in animals

[Tomacheyvsky]

Oedema, literally translated means an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cavities or intracellular areas of the body. Therefore there are a lot of different types of oedeaa. Pulmonary oedema means abnormal amount of fluid in the lungs - often caused by cardiac disease, trauma, allergy etc. Tissue oedema can occur from external trauma such as sprains, bites etc.