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My husband fell as he was exiting the pool yesterday. One leg has a swollen foot that is red. He has diabetes and not a lot of feeling in his feet but he says this foot hurts. Should we go to emergency, wait to call his MD tomorrow or just wait til it develops one way or the other.?
Hello he is known case of DM and history of fall Swollen leg inflammation He needs X ray to rule out any fracture and start treatment anti inflammatory and antibiotics ER better
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Suggest Treatment For Red And Swollen Foot
Hello he is known case of DM and history of fall Swollen leg inflammation He needs X ray to rule out any fracture and start treatment anti inflammatory and antibiotics ER better