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Swelling in one leg
Painless swelling of the feet and ankles is a common problem, particularly among older people. Abnormal buildup of fluid in the ankles, feet, and legs is called peripheral edema. Swelling in only in one leg may be a serious blood clot or some other disorder.
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A 38-year old asked:
How do you get persistent swelling in one leg?
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What is the definition or description of: Swelling in one leg?
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A 47-year old asked:
Out of shape-swelling in one leg?
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A 43-year old asked:
Getting swelling in one leg and ankle, with no injury, no pain?
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A 32-year old asked:
I keep getting swelling in one leg all the way up to the hip by the end of day?
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A 58-year old female asked:
I am experiencing ankle swelling. In one leg only?
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A 28-year old male asked:
3cm swelling in one leg from Achilles tendon to gastrocnemius. Also feels cold and tight/pressure. All day every day about 3 years. What could this be?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Swelling in one leg from below gastroc to ankle. MRI norm. NCV/EMG returns pinch nerve. Was told pinch nerve doesn't cause swelling. What to believe?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Had 2 dopplers done on leg but they find nothing, they clearly see my veins are swelling and leg pain. on blood thinners for clots n lungs, still veins are swelling in 1 leg with pain. if doppler finds nothing what would be my next text?
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A member asked about a 32-year old male:
My husband has had an increase of swelling in his one leg mainly calf and some red blotches in it and some more cramping, at what point do we see a do?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Rolling car ran over foot. At ER for fourth time in week; doc thinks the swelling that was in one leg is now in both.Due to infection. What is up?
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A 40-year old asked:
What can cause swelling, redness and pain in one leg?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is there a medical condition that causes swelling, redness and pain in one leg?
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A 48-year old asked:
What causes one leg swelling?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Is it normal to have one leg .25 in bigger than the other? No redness, swelling or warmth. Just noticed left leg .25 in bigger
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A 40-year old male asked:
Rash on one side of leg, but its not dots... More a swelling on the leg as if one scratched yourself but a few of these swellings?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Both of my legs are swelling up but my left one is worse. What might make my legs double in size and should I be worried?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Hello I hv cellulitics on left leg. All rashes has been gone but swelling... swelling is till there & it almost one month m suffering from it.
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A 47-year old asked:
Can some one help me my legs and feet keep swelling what does that mean? 55 longtime smoker
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A 19-year old female asked:
Jumped off 15ft rock into ocean, hit ocean floor on one leg and crumbled. pain behind the knee somewhat on the medial side. no significant swelling?
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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 27-year old male asked:
Is artery occlusion/insufficiency the only cause for hair to disappear from the one leg with mild swelling?
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A 60-year old female asked:
Do blood clots in the leg almost always cause redness and swelling? Can I assume I dont have one if my leg looks normal?
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A 31-year old asked:
Swelling of one leg from knee to foot? Can it be a clot?
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A 31-year old female asked:
3yr old has pain in one leg calf area almost every night. No swelling fever or limping. hurting on and off for 1 1/2 yrs. No fever. Fine during day.
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A female asked:
I had a sudden onset of one leg, ankle and foot swelling. It is causing pain and a loss of flexibility in the ankle. No injury, long trips or infec.
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A 33-year old female asked:
Child complains for a second day that a calf on one leg hurts and now also an ankle, limping for 2 days no swelling, redness and not hot. What is it?
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A female asked:
I am 34 year swelling in legs, tiredness, weight put up i was 87 in a span of one month i reached 93 kgs my original weight was 97 before going to gym?
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A 41-year old female asked:
My son had slight swelling in one feet. X -ray normal , ANA positive 1;40 and speckled pattern. One leg lost 'fat' but he doesn't feel weakens?
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