Leg Pain
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Leg Pain Symptoms
Symptoms that occur with leg pain include:
Leg bruise
Leg swelling (unilateral)
Leg pain that is worse with movement
Deformed leg
Joint swelling
:
Knee
swelling
Inability to stand or walk
Skin redness:
Cellulitis
of the leg
Leg stiffness
Leg tenderness
Fever
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Cellulitis
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Last Updated: Mar 24, 2009
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Leg Pain References:
Creamer P. Current perspectives on the clinical presentation of joint pain in human OA. Novartis Found Symp. 2004;260:64-74.
Hester JT. Diagnostic approach to chronic exercise-induced leg pain. A review. Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2001 Apr;18(2):285-306.
Palmer T, Toombs JD. Managing joint pain in primary care. J Am Board Fam Pract. 2004 Nov-Dec;17 Suppl:S32-42.
Turnipseed WD. Clinical review of patients treated for atypical claudication: a 28-year experience. J Vasc Surg. 2004 Jul;40(1):79-85.
