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People who have edema may notice changes, such as the following:
- Tightness of jewelry, such as rings
- Tightness of clothing or accessories, such as belts and pants
- Low output of urine, even when people are drinking as much fluids as they normally do
- "Pitting” of the skin, in which pits or depressions remain in the skin after a pressing finger has been released
- Prolonged edema, which may lead to hardening or reddening of the skin
People who have a more serious form of edema (e.g., pulmonary edema) may also experience the following:
- Rapid and labored breathing
- Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
- Coughing, sometimes with frothy blood
- Bluish tint to the skin, lips, fingernails and other areas of the body (cyanosis)
- Cold extremities (e.g., cold feet)
- Sense of feeling suffocated
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