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Left Leg Is Warm From The Knee To Ankle. What Could It Be?
Question: What does it mean when your left leg is warm or hot from the ankle to the need? This just happen 2 days ago. No veins problems what so ever. could it be the sat never.
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Dear Madam,
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Well looking into the query I would like to tell you that if your one leg is warm from knee to ankle , first thing at your age to be ruled out would be Deep vein thrombosis . It can occur any time and even if the previous reports regarding the vein were normal needs reevaluation .
Other thing would be sepsis in form of fascitis etc but there will be fever , intense pain , difficult to move etc. Rare will be RSD but that is always accompanied with swelling .
I will advise you to see your treating doctor because physical examination plays a very important role in such situations and gives the diagnosis even after just seeing the limb . So, please visit your treating doctor .
Take care.
DR. Shruti
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Detailed Answer:
Dear Madam,
Thank you for posting your query on XXXXXXX
Well looking into the query I would like to tell you that if your one leg is warm from knee to ankle , first thing at your age to be ruled out would be Deep vein thrombosis . It can occur any time and even if the previous reports regarding the vein were normal needs reevaluation .
Other thing would be sepsis in form of fascitis etc but there will be fever , intense pain , difficult to move etc. Rare will be RSD but that is always accompanied with swelling .
I will advise you to see your treating doctor because physical examination plays a very important role in such situations and gives the diagnosis even after just seeing the limb . So, please visit your treating doctor .
Take care.
DR. Shruti
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