
Is Severe Leg Pain A Symptom Of DVT?

Is this a symtom of deep vein thrombosis in the legs?
Muscle spasm, Thrombosis, Nutritional deficiencies
Detailed Answer:
Hi there.
Welcome to Healthcare Magic.
Thanks for the query.
It appears that young child be experiencing cramping in the calf muscles. There can be numerous causes like Electrolyte imbalance due to calcium and Magnesium deficiencies, slip disc in the lower back that is compressing the nerves to your legs, arthritis in the knees with associated Baker's cysts etc.
It is advisable to take a step by step method to approach this problem.
Firstly apply hot water bag three times a day to the affected region. Eat plenty of fresh fruits and green leafy vegetables. Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water daily. Take Multivitamin and mineral supplements with Magnesium and Manganese. Keep your limbs elevated over a pillow while sleeping.
Get blood tests for Serum Vitamin D3 level, Potassium level, Uric acid level to rule out Gout, complete blood count to rule out anaemia and infections, Xray of the knee and ultrasound or Doppler of the vessels to rule out thrombosis.
This way we can find the cause of your pain and solve it.
I hope I have answered your query.
I will be available to answer your follow up queries.
Regards,
Dr. Aashish Raghu


Vitamin D deficiency, Hip problem
Detailed Answer:
Ho there.
I'm sorry for the typing error. Instead of 'young child', I meant to type 'you could'
Since you have arthritis, you could have a Baker's cyst in the back of the knee which may have ruptured and the fluid drained to your calves and around the knees causing stiffness and cramps such can extend to thighs.
If you have hip pain, you need Xray pelvis with both hips and kindly upload for my review.
You could get a few blood tests like Complete blood count, Serum Uric acid, Serum D dimer, Serum Vitamin D3.
This will help to rule out Gout, Clots and Osteoporosis/Osteomalacia.
Apply hot water bag to the painful regions. You could also very a Doppler scan of the lower limbs to rule out clots and ultrasound knee to look for Baker's cyst.
I hope I have answered your query.
Regards,
Dr. Aashish Raghu

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