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Are Itchy Feet And Ulcers In Mouth With High Bp Related?
Hi, for the last few months I've been getting really itchy sections on the soles of my feet in different areas. They then seem to suddenly become really itchy and swell up, becoming red, making it really painful to walk on my feet as it feels like these sections have become large, sore lumps. They seem to go away within a day or so. I have also had these symptoms on my palms. Currently there is an area of my palm like this that has spread to the inside of my wrist, which appears red and swollen and is quite tender. It feels like it is an internal thing, like there are toxins beneath the skin, as the skin feels really tight. I don't have any allergies that I know of. I don't know if any of this is related but I currently have a sore ulcer in my mouth and may have raised blood pressure (I did at my last doctors consultation), but apart from that I feel ok. Do you have any idea what this may be? Thanks
Mon, 5 Oct 2015
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I have gone through your and being your physcian i completely understand your health concerns.
for how long u are suffering from it? any other associated problem? like diabetes ? any fever? any history of heart problems? any liver problem? any medications apart from hypertension ones?
which medicine u are taking for hypertension right now? and for how long u are taking it? what is your BP reading?
Longstanding uncontrolled hypertension ultimately does causes damage to small arteries leading to angiopathies which may give you these symptoms and it is also associated with neuropathies too, but again it should be diagnosed after careful evaluation by a physcian.
Another probability is that you might be having some vasculitis which is giving you these symptoms.
if i am your attending physcian , i will go for FBC , ESR , LIPID PROFILE along with the DOPPLER ULTRASOUND OF BOTH UPPER and LOWER LIMBS to rule out any arterial insuffciency.
if you are really concerned do meet your doctor , he may also get your xray of both hand and feet too.
meanwhile stay calm and continue with ur hypertension medications . you can use TAB NEUROMET daily along with tab AMYLIN 25 mg at night. it will help you relieve symptoms. and do meet your doctor
get well soon
Hope your query is adequately addressed if you still have any feel free to ask
Regards
Dr Saad Sultan
I have gone through your and being your physcian i completely understand your health concerns.
for how long u are suffering from it? any other associated problem? like diabetes ? any fever? any history of heart problems? any liver problem? any medications apart from hypertension ones?
which medicine u are taking for hypertension right now? and for how long u are taking it? what is your BP reading?
Longstanding uncontrolled hypertension ultimately does causes damage to small arteries leading to angiopathies which may give you these symptoms and it is also associated with neuropathies too, but again it should be diagnosed after careful evaluation by a physcian.
Another probability is that you might be having some vasculitis which is giving you these symptoms.
if i am your attending physcian , i will go for FBC , ESR , LIPID PROFILE along with the DOPPLER ULTRASOUND OF BOTH UPPER and LOWER LIMBS to rule out any arterial insuffciency.
if you are really concerned do meet your doctor , he may also get your xray of both hand and feet too.
meanwhile stay calm and continue with ur hypertension medications . you can use TAB NEUROMET daily along with tab AMYLIN 25 mg at night. it will help you relieve symptoms. and do meet your doctor
get well soon
Hope your query is adequately addressed if you still have any feel free to ask
Regards
Dr Saad Sultan
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