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What are the causes of occasional swelling of ankle?
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Ankle swelling: Many things can cause occasional swelling from standing to long to let blood pool by gravity to medications high blood pressure and many others. How often do you consider occasional?
Answered 7/5/2018
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Many causes: There are many causes for ankle swelling, if this swelling is associated with pain, inability to weight bear, instability, weakness or fever/chills, investigation by your pcp or orthopedist is warranted. Frequent causes: ankle arthritis ankle sprain gout joint infection tendonitis fracture leg edema secondary to fluid overload.
Answered 9/28/2016
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