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Table 5 Clinical data of 31 patients in whom infection occurred before and after LLL

From: Risk factors and a prediction model for lower limb lymphedema following lymphadenectomy in gynecologic cancer: a hospital-based retrospective cohort study

Onset process

Infection → LLL

LLL → Infection

n = 20

n = 11

Onset periods*

  < 1 year

9

8

  ≥ 1 to <2 years

4

1

  ≥ 2 years

7

2

Type of infection

 Cellulitis

9

7

 Lymphocyst infection

11

4

  1. *Periods diagnosed with LLL after infection or diagnosed with infection after LLL
  2. LLL = lower limb lymphedema