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Leg swelling
Leg swelling could be due to infection, allergy, poor circulation/congestive heart failure or lymphadema. If you have leg swelling you should see your doctor.
Dr. Thomas Klein reviewed this
43 year experience in Allergy and Immunology
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What causes one leg swelling?
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Is severe leg swelling after an injury bad?
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What is the definition or description of: leg swelling?
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Legs swelling and brown color on legs?
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What are the causes of leg swelling and how to treat it?
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Can you die from lower leg swelling?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Why does Pericarditis cause leg swelling?
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Is lower leg swelling a sign of some disease?
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Left leg swelling and redness, what could it be?
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How much should I worry about lower leg swelling?
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Do lots of people get lower leg swelling, or is it unusual?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: lower leg swelling?
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A 44-year old asked:
When leg swelling disappear when we elevate leg above heart what does that mean?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Is overweigth for 50 lbs can cause leg swelling or enlarge leg w/o pain and redness just little big cmpare to left leg after i was cured of cillulitis?
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A 34-year old male asked:
I have joint pain in leg & swelling ?
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Holter monitor results leg swelling, what to do?
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What type of doctor should I see for leg swelling?
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I am having leg swelling problem if I sit for long time on plane or at computer?
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A 71-year old male asked:
I am experiencing leg swelling. The following also describes me: Hip pain. What should I do?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I am experiencing leg swelling. The following also describes me: Lower leg pain. What should I do?
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A 44-year old asked:
Could prednisone have caused leg swelling and abdomen swelling?
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What could be the cause of my right foot and leg swelling?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Got flu like symptoms for two months and legs swelling what wrong with me?
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How do I reduce foot/leg swelling? Can someone squeeze the water back up the leg?
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A 36-year old female asked:
One leg swelling and pain for 3 days then went away now its back. Could this be a blood clot?
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A 19-year old male asked:
What may be the diagnose if one had a leg swelling with severe pain that he cant sleep and his BP is 170?
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A 38-year old male asked:
If you losinopril causes the dry cough will all ACE have same effect? Also CCB amlopidine caused leg swelling will the other CCB do same?
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