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Is Swelling In The Hand Associated With Kidney Dysfunction?
Question: my left hand is swollen. i have several puppy bites on my air. im diabetic also.im worried I might be getting cellulitius. I am tired but Im also anemic & have CVID, I have CKD 3 also. Would both hands be swollen if the kidneys are acting up? Please advise
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Brief Answer:
A number of causes
Detailed Answer:
Dear Ma'am, I have gone through your question and I understand your concerns but the swelling is an indication of either vuscular or infectious problem. since the swelling is confined to one arm then this roles out the possibility of renal complications..
The puppy bites could possibly the source of the infection.. if the puppy is not vaccinated aganist rabies then it is very important that you get antirabies vaccine. Another possible infections transmitted from dog's saliva include tetanus, strept and staph aureus.. Infection should be accompanied with warmth, redness and tenderness of the swelling site .. Cellulitis is progressive deep skin infection that in addition to the signs of infection is accompanied with spread of these signs to the adjacent areas of skin.. cellulitis is serious and requires systemic antibiotic rather than topical ones..
However, another cause could be a blood clot which should be accompanied with skin color changes and tenderness of the affected area.. i hope you find this helpful..
A number of causes
Detailed Answer:
Dear Ma'am, I have gone through your question and I understand your concerns but the swelling is an indication of either vuscular or infectious problem. since the swelling is confined to one arm then this roles out the possibility of renal complications..
The puppy bites could possibly the source of the infection.. if the puppy is not vaccinated aganist rabies then it is very important that you get antirabies vaccine. Another possible infections transmitted from dog's saliva include tetanus, strept and staph aureus.. Infection should be accompanied with warmth, redness and tenderness of the swelling site .. Cellulitis is progressive deep skin infection that in addition to the signs of infection is accompanied with spread of these signs to the adjacent areas of skin.. cellulitis is serious and requires systemic antibiotic rather than topical ones..
However, another cause could be a blood clot which should be accompanied with skin color changes and tenderness of the affected area.. i hope you find this helpful..
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