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What Causes Tingling Sensation In Legs With Severe Pain?
I suffer from tingling/numbness in my upper right leg. Lately the symptoms have worsened so that now my leg often feels like it is on fire - it gets extremely painful. The odd thing is that the skin is never warm at all when this happens - it usually feels cool to my touch while at the same time I often cannot feel my hand touching my leg while concomitantly my leg feels like it is on fire. WHAT IS THIS???
Wed, 18 Feb 2015
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This is likely peripheral neuropathy. This refers to abnormal structure or function of the nerves.
It can be associated with a number of different sensations including burning, numbness, sharp pains, sticking, tingling etc
There are different possible causes such as: diabetes, trauma, vitamin deficiency, exposure to toxins, liver or kidney disease, thyroid disease
It would be best to visit your doctor to determine the cause for you and to initiate treatment.
I hope this helps
This is likely peripheral neuropathy. This refers to abnormal structure or function of the nerves.
It can be associated with a number of different sensations including burning, numbness, sharp pains, sticking, tingling etc
There are different possible causes such as: diabetes, trauma, vitamin deficiency, exposure to toxins, liver or kidney disease, thyroid disease
It would be best to visit your doctor to determine the cause for you and to initiate treatment.
I hope this helps
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