Have Swollen Ankles. What Could Be The Reason?

Posted on Fri, 6 Mar 2020

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Question : Have swollen ankles. What could be the reason?

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Could be many possible causes

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor service.

Swollen ankles on both sides could be many causes. Most common causes are gout, medicine use (like amlodipine), liver or kidney dysfunction and osteoarthritis.

Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar