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Have Ankle Pain With Swelling Intermittently. On Nsaids, Has Plantar Fascitis And Steady Uric Acid

hi doctor................................my mom about 47 years 76 kg body wt is complaing of pain in her rt ankle since 1month with some degree of swelling intermittently.with no history of trauma/sprain /fracture........... .............................................she is on nsaids. rt now.............................................I m coxng her to get an x ray done.......................................she also has plantar fasciitis and has steady uric acid level as she is on febuxostat..........................................pls advice me ????????????????????????????????????????????
Fri, 27 Sep 2013
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Hello,

Thanks for posting on HCM,

Your mother is suffering from bone and soft tissue diseases more specifically osteoarthritis which could be infectious or autoimmune or gouty in origin. She will require to see a doctor who can examine her, run some few blood tests such as ASO, RF, CRP, ESR, blood sugar, uric acid, x-ray etc which are aimed both in determining the cause and also the severity of the condition she is having.
If she is suffering from septic arthritis then she will require in addition to NSAIDs, antibiotics. Also more effective are steroidal antiinflammatory which might help her more. If she is having gouty arthritis then she might require specific treatments such as colchicine (pain killer) and allopurinol (anti-gout).
If she is having rheumatoid arthritis then more extensive use of steroidal antiinflammatory will be indicated.

Hope this helps and wish you the best
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Have Ankle Pain With Swelling Intermittently. On Nsaids, Has Plantar Fascitis And Steady Uric Acid

Hello, Thanks for posting on HCM, Your mother is suffering from bone and soft tissue diseases more specifically osteoarthritis which could be infectious or autoimmune or gouty in origin. She will require to see a doctor who can examine her, run some few blood tests such as ASO, RF, CRP, ESR, blood sugar, uric acid, x-ray etc which are aimed both in determining the cause and also the severity of the condition she is having. If she is suffering from septic arthritis then she will require in addition to NSAIDs, antibiotics. Also more effective are steroidal antiinflammatory which might help her more. If she is having gouty arthritis then she might require specific treatments such as colchicine (pain killer) and allopurinol (anti-gout). If she is having rheumatoid arthritis then more extensive use of steroidal antiinflammatory will be indicated. Hope this helps and wish you the best