A 40-year-old member asked:
What can cause swelling, redness and pain in one leg?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Reid Blackwelderanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Possible blood clot: My main worry with those symptoms would be a blood clot in the leg veins called a deep venous thrombosis (dvt). Causes can be long trips/immobility, recent surgery and inherited conditions.These can be life-threatening so need attention. Infections such as cellulitis can also cause those symptoms, as can gout (not always the toe), a baker's cyst behind the knee, and other things.Maybe need checked.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Is there a medical condition that causes swelling, redness and pain in one leg?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Arnold Bereshanswered
Podiatry 43 years experience
A couple: You could be developing cellulitis or even a blood clot. It should be checked.
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