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.
Why does my bathroom have a mildew smell? Mildew is a living mold that lives on the dark, moist interior walls of shower and bath drain pipes. Mildew regenerates by releasing microscopic seeds called spores.. Negative air pressure from the bathroom vents and even a single toilet flush can drive these unhealthy spores airborne.