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My mom's legs and feet are swollen and painful and has brownish spots coming and disappearing from time to time, what is that?
6 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Not Specific: Lower extremity swelling often leads to pain and the excess fluid makes the legs heavy. The decrease in oxygen that gets through the edema can lead to brown patches, and sometimes even blisters or ulcers. At least 3 possible concerns: is her heart strong? Does she have arterial blockage to her legs? Does she have venous obstruction(insufficiency) from her legs? Please take her to see her doctor.
Answered 4/6/2014
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Edema: This is probably fluid retention. Many causes of this. The pain is from the swelling of the tissue. The discoloration comes the chronic swelling of the legs. Here is a website that may help. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc1783594/#!po=8.33333 also vascular issues may need to be looked at as well.
Answered 4/4/2014
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Needs to be seen: Her legs need to been seen. Heart failure, cellulitis, blood clots, dermatitis, kidney failure, liver failure - many possibilities.
Answered 4/14/2016
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Varicose veins: Most likely varicose veins. Supportive stocking may help. Consider consulting a vein specialist if this remains troublesome.
Answered 4/4/2014
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