What Do Red Bands Around Ankles And Redness On Leg After Exercise Suggest?

Posted on Thu, 11 Jun 2015

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Question : My Uncle is walking a 700 mi. trip..has completed 500....has red bands around both ankles above his ankle socks..and some redness on his leg...looks like under his skin..not sore or anything...like a blood blister would be...what could this be? He's 84 years old

Answered by Dr. Divakara (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Minor bleeding due to trauma.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Greetings from Dr Divakara P
Thanks for posting your query.

Its due to minor bleeding under the skin due to the stress of walking.

This is not a major problem but he needs to rest for few days and apply ice packs over it. It shall subside in few days.

Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarification feel free to ask.

Regards.

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