Suggest Remedy For Swelling In Foot Post Fever Treatment

Posted on Mon, 28 Dec 2015

Question: Hi.my father had swelled foot every afternoon and gone when in morning time then back at noon time its been one week now when he had it..before this swell foot happen he had fever and the foot that swell now has wound on it then we go to the doctor then the doctor gives us a antibiotic for the wound and now the wound already gone but the swelling of his foot is till going on..plz help us tnx

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Could be due to heart cause

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. Let me ask you certain questions first:
* Is your father diabetic or does he have high blood pressure? These could be related. Certain blood pressure medications like amlodipine can also cause swelling of feet. I would like to know him blood pressure and would be glad if you can get it measured. Also get the blood sugar (fasting) levels checked.
* Does he have heart problems? Swelling of feet in the afternoon that goes away in the morning is commonly caused by the heart not being able to pump properly (due to a condition called congestive cardiac failure). You would need to get a echocardiography done to exclude this possibility.
* An image would be helpful and I would insist you to attach one using the facility on the upper right of this page.

I would await your response in order to be able to help you further.

Regards

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

Follow up: Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (6 hours later)

Hello.. i attach the result of the labtest of my father and his blood pressure is 120/80 and he took a sultamicillin and celecoxib thats last week and now the doctor give him a ciprefloxacin and clindamycin to take this week..im just worried for his health..and my father is in philippines..tnx

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
I would wait for you to attach the reports

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
That the BP is normal, is assuring. I do not see a possible correlation with the medicines he had taken. Without a proper clinical examination I would not be able to comment if there is any justification behind the antibiotics being prescribed; apparently I do not see any.
I would await the reports.

Regards

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