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Lower leg swelling

Lower leg swelling: Introduction

Lower leg swelling: Signs of inflammation. See detailed information below for a list of 14 causes of Lower leg swelling, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Lower leg swelling:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Lower leg swelling. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Osteomyelitis
• Varicose veins
• Stress fracture of the fibula
• Calf strain
• Osteoma
• Hypoalbuminemia
• Congestive cardiac failure
• Cirrhosis of liver
• more causes...»

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Lower leg swelling: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Lower leg swelling, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Lower leg swelling and Leg symptoms (10 causes)
• Lower leg swelling and Limb symptoms (10 causes)
• Lower leg swelling and Nerve symptoms (10 causes)
• Lower leg swelling and Sensory symptoms (10 causes)
• Lower leg swelling and Swelling symptoms (9 causes)
• Lower leg swelling and Pain (8 causes)
• Lower leg swelling and Lower leg symptoms (7 causes)
• Lower leg swelling and Sensations (7 causes)
• Lower leg swelling and Musculoskeletal symptoms (6 causes)
• Lower leg swelling and Tibial swelling (6 causes)
• Lower leg swelling and Face symptoms (5 causes)
• Lower leg swelling and Head symptoms (5 causes)
• Lower leg swelling and Leg pain (5 causes)
• Lower leg swelling and Lung symptoms (5 causes)
• Lower leg swelling and Respiratory symptoms (5 causes)
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Medications or substances causing Lower leg swelling:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Lower leg swelling as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Testosterone
• Androderm Transdermal System
• Androgel
• Striant
• Testin
• Testoderm Transdermal System
• Testopel
• more causes...»

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Lower leg swelling: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Lower leg swelling may include these symptoms:

• Leg symptoms
• Limb symptoms
• Nerve symptoms
• Sensory symptoms
• Swelling symptoms
• Pain
• more associated symptoms...»

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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Swelling symptoms (3730 causes)
• Leg symptoms (2751 causes)
• Lower leg symptoms (59 causes)
• Limb symptoms (3592 causes)
• Arm symptoms (1619 causes)
• more symptoms...»

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Detailed list of causes of Lower leg swelling

The list below shows some of the causes of Lower leg swelling mentioned in various sources:

• Antithrombin Deficiency - lower leg swelling
• Antithrombin Deficiency, type I - lower leg swelling
• Antithrombin Deficiency, type II - lower leg swelling
• Calf strain
• Cirrhosis of liver
• Congestive cardiac failure
• more causes...»

See full list of 14 causes of Lower leg swelling

How Common are these Causes of Lower leg swelling?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Lower leg swelling. Of the 14 causes of Lower leg swelling that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 2 causes are "very common" diseases
• 0 causes are "common" diseases
• 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 13 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 14 causes of Lower leg swelling

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Lower leg swelling:

The following list of conditions have 'Lower leg swelling' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

Select from the following alphabetical view of conditions which include a symptom of Lower leg swelling or choose View All.

A

• Antithrombin Deficiency ... lower leg swelling
• Antithrombin Deficiency, type I ... lower leg swelling
• Antithrombin Deficiency, type II ... lower leg swelling

E

• Eczema ... lower leg swelling

F

• Fractured Lower Leg ... Lower leg swelling

G

• Gravitational eczema ... lower leg swelling

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Medical Conditions associated with Lower leg swelling:

Swelling symptoms (3730 causes), Leg symptoms (2751 causes), Lower leg symptoms (59 causes), Limb symptoms (3592 causes), Arm symptoms (1619 causes)

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