Examination of the feet is important in lower extremity edema. In patients with lymphedema, there is an inability to tent the skin of the dorsum of the second toe using a pincer grasp (Kaposi-Stemmer sign)7,9â11 (eFigure D).
The heat under the house, mixed with the leaking water was causing the moisture and the mold growing on the closet wall. Some of the water just sitting under the tub area was the cause of the mildew and the awful odor. After he cleaned out the tub drains and resealed the grout the smell in the bedroom disappeared.
2. mildew-a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter. powdery mildew-any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surface. downy mildew, false mildew-any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons.