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A member asked:
Can ankle swelling be an infection too? she is in her eary 40s her doctor now is giving her steroids.
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Yes it can, but...: Ankle swelling can be due to infection, arthritis, injury, edema, allergy, vascular or neurologic disease. Your doctor determined which of these diagnoses is the most likely by obtaining a history, performing a physical exam, and additional lab tests or imaging studies as was necessary.
Answered 3/16/2014
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If both ankles are: swollen this is less likely to be an infection. Steroids should not be given for an infection...what is the reason for the steroids?
Answered 3/26/2017
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