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What Causes Swelling In The Feet And Ankles?

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Posted on Thu, 13 Apr 2017
Question: My feet and ankles swell and calves swell and get very hard. What could this mean.
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Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (37 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
heart failure, venous insufficiency and other causes

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

bilateral swelling in the feet and ankles can be caused by various causes. I'll mention some of the most common ones:
- heart failure
- venous insufficiency
- very low albumin (nephrotic syndrome, etc)
- serious hypothyroidism

Your doctor can distinguish between the aforementioned ones and other causes with clinical examination and some simple tests.

I hope you find my comments helpful!
Kind Regards!
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What Causes Swelling In The Feet And Ankles?

Brief Answer: heart failure, venous insufficiency and other causes Detailed Answer: Hello, bilateral swelling in the feet and ankles can be caused by various causes. I'll mention some of the most common ones: - heart failure - venous insufficiency - very low albumin (nephrotic syndrome, etc) - serious hypothyroidism Your doctor can distinguish between the aforementioned ones and other causes with clinical examination and some simple tests. I hope you find my comments helpful! Kind Regards!