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Severe low back pain bilateral foot and ankle swelling purple splotchy rash on shoulder bruising starting left ankle arms and hand weakness and pain what kind of dr should i see i was thinking neurology but maybe vascular?

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Tough one : This is a difficult one to answer due to the shear number of symptoms, not all of which are necessarily related, and unanswered questions. The best doctor to begin with is a board certified internal medicine physician to get a full work up.

Answered 1/5/2019

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A member asked:

Severe low back pain bilateral foot and ankle swelling purple splotchy rash on shoulder bruising starting left ankle arms and hand weakness and pain what kind of dr should i see i was thinking neurology but maybe vascular?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Keith Johnson answered

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