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Suggest Treatment For Swelling In Right Leg

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Posted on Tue, 5 Jan 2016
Question: normal or not?
Swelling in Right leg
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Answered by Dr. Indu Kumar (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Right leg appears swollen.

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Right leg appears swollen.It is important to know symptoms and comparison from left leg.
Swelling may be due to many reasons,please let me know some details.

Waiting for your response.

Get well soon.
Further queries are most welcome.

Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Indu Kumar (37 minutes later)
My left calf, ankle n foot were swollen over the weekend for no reason. I woke up this morning with my right leg looking like that, just my calf area.
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Answered by Dr. Indu Kumar (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Sudden swelling in right leg may be due to cellulitis,DVT etc.

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Sudden swelling in right leg may be due to cellulitis,DVT(deep vein thrombosis) etc.
Since other leg is also swollen,it is important to investigate properly.
It is important to exclude anemia,hypertension,hypothyroidism,filariasis,any cardiac problem etc.
Besides clinical examination,you may need routine hemogram,random blood sugar,liver and renal function test,lipid profile,urine RE/ME.
You may also need colour doppler of right lower limb to exclude deep vein thrombosis.

Get well soon.
Hope I have answered your query.
Further queries are most welcome.

Take Care
Dr.Indu XXXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Suggest Treatment For Swelling In Right Leg

Brief Answer: Right leg appears swollen. Detailed Answer: Hello Right leg appears swollen.It is important to know symptoms and comparison from left leg. Swelling may be due to many reasons,please let me know some details. Waiting for your response. Get well soon. Further queries are most welcome. Take Care Dr.Indu XXXXXXX