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What Causes Swelling In Right Shin And Pain In The Right Hip?
My right shin has been swelling like a goose egg and very painful. The inside of my right hip keeps giving me painful spasms too. I can be standing or walking and all of a sudden I have a stabbing pain that just about knocks me off my feet in my right inside of my hip. It started Christmas day and continued on. I am 57 year old female
Thu, 7 Nov 2019
Hello,
Your symptoms are suggestive of local joint inflammation (arthritis). For this reason, I recommend performing an X-ray study of the joint, inflammation tests (complete blood count, PCR) and uric acid plasma levels.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
Your symptoms are suggestive of local joint inflammation (arthritis). For this reason, I recommend performing an X-ray study of the joint, inflammation tests (complete blood count, PCR) and uric acid plasma levels.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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