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What Causes Swollen Bi-lateral Ankles, Feet And Skin Tightness?
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I would explain as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that it is important to perform a differential clinical diagnosis between different causes that may lead to your symptoms:
- fluid retention ( related to heart failure, kidney or liver dysfunction)
- drug adverse effects. Especially if you have taken a calcium channel blocker ( nifedipine, amlodipine, felodipine, etc), they are known to cause leg swelling as a known adverse effect.
For this reason, if you are not taking a calcium channel blocker, you should consult with your doctor and perform further tests to investigate for the possible cause:
- a cardiac ultrasound
- liver and kidney function tests
- an urine analysis.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope to have been helpful to you!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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