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Suggest Treatment For Painful Swelling In The Left Leg
my wife has swollen, dark red, hot, left leg with skin stretched tight. Very painful. She has seen a vascular Doctor three times and two ultrasounds. He gave her a 5 day dose of Prednisone with no effect. the ultrasounds show no blood clots. Obviously, he is at a loss......
Wed, 2 Aug 2017
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On first impression it seems to be vascular cause like venous thrombosis but no clot present in doppler ultrasound, hence Vascular causes can be excluded here
Rule out filariasis by peripheral smear examination and serological testing
Liver disorder, kidney problems by sgpt, sgot, urea, creatinine estimation etc can be ruled out
EKG done to check cardiac causes
According to cause specific treatment given
Consult good cardiovascular surgeon for examination and discuss your case
Hope this will help you
Take care
On first impression it seems to be vascular cause like venous thrombosis but no clot present in doppler ultrasound, hence Vascular causes can be excluded here
Rule out filariasis by peripheral smear examination and serological testing
Liver disorder, kidney problems by sgpt, sgot, urea, creatinine estimation etc can be ruled out
EKG done to check cardiac causes
According to cause specific treatment given
Consult good cardiovascular surgeon for examination and discuss your case
Hope this will help you
Take care
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