What Could Cause Ankle Edema, Kidney Or Bladder Pain And Joint Swelling?

Posted on Wed, 18 Apr 2018

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Question : What could cause ankle edema, kidney or bladder pain and joint swelling.

Answered by Dr. Varinder (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
uric acid

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

These may be due to raised uric acid.
Raised uric acid have joint pain and kidney stone.
Or these may not be related as some patients have 2 or 3 diseases at a time .
As you are 51 years old , i will recommend complete work up as blood tests as Hb , TLC, DLC ,ESR , blood sugar level ,Serum uric acid RA factor .
As there is ankle edema i will suggest to undergo BP checkup , ECG and chest xray pa view .
If you already have such tests provide me tests .
Then i will guide you further .
Waiting for your reply .
With regards,
Dr. Varinder Joshi

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