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What Causes Swelling And Pain In The Leg?
I am 72 yrs old,with lot of health problems-HTN,DM,CAD,Stentsx2,on plavix, ASA,Gout from monday 11/21--i stated having pain to behind rt knee area,by 11/23--wednesday could not walk,went to primary, gave pain med,US doppler negative for DVT,Popiteal cyst, saw ortho,did X-rays negative, he said,pulled muscle ,but has swelling to leg and pain still persists, any thing else going onmav
Mon, 31 Dec 2018
Hello,
Your symptoms seem to deep vein thrombosis or inflammation. I recommend going to the ER for a physical exam and some test:
- a Doppler ultrasound of the leg vessels
- complete blood count, PCR, ESR for inflammation
- kidney and liver function tests.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon
Your symptoms seem to deep vein thrombosis or inflammation. I recommend going to the ER for a physical exam and some test:
- a Doppler ultrasound of the leg vessels
- complete blood count, PCR, ESR for inflammation
- kidney and liver function tests.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon
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