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Question : I"m an 88 year old male. Today I have a pain in the back of my left lower leg which occurs only as I walk
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (30 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Can be due to muscular pain.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.

The pain in the back of the leg that you have can be a muscular pain related to exertion. Decreased fluid intake or electrolyte imbalance can also cause this. A Deep vein thrombosis or DVT is usually associated with pain at rest and swelling of the calf also.

However, It'll be better to get it examined and get a color Doppler scan done to rule out DVT.

I hope this answers your query.

In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.

For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
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I"m An 88 Year Old Male. Today I Have A

Brief Answer: Can be due to muscular pain. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for posting your query. The pain in the back of the leg that you have can be a muscular pain related to exertion. Decreased fluid intake or electrolyte imbalance can also cause this. A Deep vein thrombosis or DVT is usually associated with pain at rest and swelling of the calf also. However, It'll be better to get it examined and get a color Doppler scan done to rule out DVT. I hope this answers your query. In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out. For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal Wishing you good health. Regards. Dr. Praveen Tayal.