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What Could Knee Swelling And Burning Sensation In Legs Suggest?
My husband foot all the way to his knee is swollen he been suffering for a couple of months doctor says its oki bt hes leg has a burning feeling an cant put pressure on it when he stands on it at first doctor said it was gout. Bt now he says its not
Mon, 3 Nov 2014
pain from down foot towards knee suggest vascular disease. swelling and pain could be due to deep vein thrombosis or thromboangitis obliterans. see whether distal part of limb is cold or hot. if cold den get one color doppler done. if pain is from knee towards foot it could be due to osteoarthritis. mention age of the patient , as disease varies according to age group. get wel soon . take care
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