Intermittent pneumatic compression acts synergistically with manual lymphatic drainage in complex decongestive physiotherapy for breast cancer treatment-related lymphedemaG Szolnoky
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
Lymphology 42:188-94. 2009
..The application of IPC with MLD provides a synergistic enhancement of the effect of CDP in arm volume reduction...
Complex decongestive physiotherapy decreases capillary fragility in lipedemaG Szolnoky
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Hungary
Lymphology 41:161-6. 2008
..Complete decongestive physiotherapy significantly reduced CF in patients with lipedema and this reduction may lead to reduced hematoma formation...
Lipedema is associated with increased aortic stiffnessG Szolnoky
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
Lymphology 45:71-9. 2012
..0.143 +/- 0.038, P < 0.05) and distensibility (2.24 +/- 1.07 vs. 4.38 +/- 1.61, P < 0.05) were significantly lower in lipedematous patients compared to controls. Thus, lipedema is characterized with increased aortic stiffness...
Lymphedema treatment decreases pain intensity in lipedemaG Szolnoky
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Hungary
Lymphology 44:178-82. 2011
..In the control group, only PRS showed significant decrease. Our study results indicate that this treatment regimen not only reduces leg volume and capillary fragility, but also improves pain intensity in patients with lipedema...
Complete decongestive physiotherapy with and without pneumatic compression for treatment of lipedema: a pilot studyG Szolnoky
Phlebolymphology and Wound Care Unit, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, Hungary
Lymphology 41:40-4. 2008
..Both groups achieved significant reductions in mean lower extremity volume (p < 0.05). The addition of IPC is safe, although it provides no synergistic benefit to CDP in leg volume reduction under these study conditions...
Identification of a soluble interleukin-8 inhibitor in the supernatant of polymorphonuclear leukocytesL Kemeny
Department of Dermatology, Albert Szent Gyorgyi Medical University, Szeged, Hungary
Immunol Lett 64:23-9. 1998
..The partial purification of the IL-8INH on DEAE-Sephadex anion-exchange chromatography column also suggests a 50-60-kDa inhibitor protein which blocks IL-8-induced effects on neutrophils by binding to IL-8...
Manual lymph drainage efficiently reduces postoperative facial swelling and discomfort after removal of impacted third molarsG Szolnoky
Department of Dermatology and Allergology Phlebo Lymphology and Wound Care Unit, University of Szeged, Hungary
Lymphology 40:138-42. 2007
..0295). This initial study demonstrates that MLD may promote an improvement of lymph circulation and work in an adjunctive role for reduction of postoperative swelling and pain following removal of impacted third molars...