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What Causes Swelling In The Right Ankle?
Question: Very swollen right ankle. Echo test okay . What could be causing this? Left ankle okay. The skin feels very tight on my entire right foot, especially the instep.
Brief Answer:
Can be due to arthritis.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The swelling only restricted to the right ankle is likely to be due to a local inflammation of the ankle joint. It can happen due to osteoarthritis or local injury. An MRI scan of the ankle can help in detecting such soft tissue changes.
It is best to take a mild pain killer and keep the leg elevated on two pillows while resting to reduce the swelling.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Can be due to arthritis.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The swelling only restricted to the right ankle is likely to be due to a local inflammation of the ankle joint. It can happen due to osteoarthritis or local injury. An MRI scan of the ankle can help in detecting such soft tissue changes.
It is best to take a mild pain killer and keep the leg elevated on two pillows while resting to reduce the swelling.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
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