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What Causes Swelling And Reddish Ring Around The Ankle?

My husband came home last week with a red looking ring around one ankle, and the ankle was swollen. It hurt him, when I gently touched his skin where the reddish ring was. The ring did not go all around to the very back of his ankle. I had him raise his foot up high on pillows, applied cold compresses (Ice) to the area and the swelling went down, but the redness remained. Then I put some cortisone cream on it, and the redness almost (but not completely) went away. It felt better the next day, but he took it easy and continued with the cold packs. By the next day, (against his wife s advise) he insisted on going golfing. By the time he came home it was totally red and swollen again. What do you think?
posted on Fri, 15 Aug 2014
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Hello, Thanks for your query.After going through your query i think you are suffering from synovitis of ankle joint.Whether he has fever?. He can take analgesic such as diclofenac and keep limb elevated.These are to be taken after consulting a doctor.I also consider fungal infection(ring worm) as possibility. For this antifungal local ointment application is done.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care.
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What Causes Swelling And Reddish Ring Around The Ankle?

Hello, Thanks for your query.After going through your query i think you are suffering from synovitis of ankle joint.Whether he has fever?. He can take analgesic such as diclofenac and keep limb elevated.These are to be taken after consulting a doctor.I also consider fungal infection(ring worm) as possibility. For this antifungal local ointment application is done. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care.