Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Capillary leak
HP:0030005
What it means
An acute phenomenon characterized by hypotension and anasarca due to the loss of plasma volume into peripheral tissues, with evidence of decreased plasma volume (hemoconcentration) and protein loss from the intravascular space (hypoalbuminemia) during acute episodes.
Rare diseases that can present with this8
Very common80–99%
4The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Increased capillary permeability · Systemic capillary leak syndrome
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