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Leg swellng
Hello doc.. My dad is having leg swelling for the past 3 months, on and off.. unilateral, pitting pedal edema.. No varicose veins..no signs of inflammation
Should i worry
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Get a USG Doppler arterial and venous phase of that unilateral side.
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Will need physical examination
Please visit nearby physician
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
Urologist
11 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
connect with a call for details discussion regarding the disease and it's management
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Dr. Rashmi Wadhwa
Cosmetologist
35 yrs exp
Delhi
Physical Examination to rule out the cause
Colour doppler study
Any insects bite
LFT KFT urine ex CBC CRP
Echo 2D cXR chest
HbA1C
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Dr. Anmol Kudal
Dermatologist
3 yrs exp
Nashik
It should be investigated.Kindly visit nearby doctor for getting properly examined and further investigation.
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Parveen
Consultant Physician
10 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Unilateral is usually due to local causes
So have to examine that very limb
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Dr. Nimmi Mulwani
General Physician
10 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
please consult with a physician for further evaluation and management
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Dr. Syed Jawwad Hashmi
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Aurangabad
Consult nephrologist and do an ultrasound or colour doppler for that leg
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Dehradun
Need few more details
Kindly consult
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Dr. R P Singh
General Physician
34 yrs exp
Varanasi
It may be due to many causes.
Please get cbc,blood sugar,kft ,filarial parasiteand urine r/e tested
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Dr. Sachin Pariskar
General Physician
7 yrs exp
Pune
Kindly consult for in details history and treatment ,advise
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