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Patients with a false-positive Stemmer sign. A and B, 23-year-old nonambulatory woman with spinal muscle atrophy and bilateral lower extremity edema (Table 1, patient #3). C and D, 50-year-old woman with a BMI of 46 (Table 1, patient #5). Both patients exhibit normal lymphatic function on their 45-minute lymphoscintigram image (normal transit of radiolabeled tracer to the inguinal nodes without dermal backflow).
