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What Causes Burning Sensation In The Left Thigh Ad Shin?
Question: My 80 year old wife has a burning sensation in her left thigh and shin area. It started yesterday and has continued today. We are not sure if we should go to the medical center. She has not injured the leg, and she just started fighting a urinary track infection yesterday.
Brief Answer:
Please tell some more details.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXX,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.
If your wife would have presented to me as an outpatient,I would have told that urinary tract infection is unlikely to cause such symptom.Does your wife has a past history of Diabetes or Spinal disc disease?
I would be glad to have you in follow-up with further details so that I can answer this well further.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Please tell some more details.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXX,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.
If your wife would have presented to me as an outpatient,I would have told that urinary tract infection is unlikely to cause such symptom.Does your wife has a past history of Diabetes or Spinal disc disease?
I would be glad to have you in follow-up with further details so that I can answer this well further.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
She does not have any diabetic conditions but she does have bad Degenerative Disk in the Lumbar Area.
Brief Answer:
Degenerative lumbar spine disease is the likely cause
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for being in follow-up.
Degenerative lumbar spine can cause nerve radicular involvement and such symptoms.That's the probable cause for the same.Keep observing and if the symptoms persist,repeat MRI and medicines may be given.
Hope that helps.If you have any further questions,I shall be glad to have you in follow up.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Degenerative lumbar spine disease is the likely cause
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for being in follow-up.
Degenerative lumbar spine can cause nerve radicular involvement and such symptoms.That's the probable cause for the same.Keep observing and if the symptoms persist,repeat MRI and medicines may be given.
Hope that helps.If you have any further questions,I shall be glad to have you in follow up.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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