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Suggest Treatment For Swelling On The Ankle And Foot
my left ankle/foot has been swollen for awhile now my heart dr always checked them and said no problem. tonight i noticed my right ankls/foot was swollen and right foot is a little red in color along with my left foot and going up my calf. no pain just noticed swollen and discolored.
Fri, 29 Jul 2016
thi is called pedal edema, maily due to three main failure, and other less common causes. the main causes which causes pedal edema in both feet is heart, kidney and liver failure, if you have edema in single feet than it may be becuase of local pathalogy, like obstruction to drainage of lymph the white blood, obstruction to blood, anemia, local infection/inflammation, certain drugs like anti hypertension drugs, and decrease capability of lower leg vesseles, thank you
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