Suggest Treatment For Swelling In The Leg

Posted on Thu, 9 Feb 2017

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Thu, 9 Feb 2017 Answered on

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Question : what would cause my right leg from the knee down to swell?

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!

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 to have been helpful!

Kind regards,

Dr.Iliri

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