Leg Pain
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Leg Pain Underlying Cause
Serious causes
of leg pain include:
Acute vascular occlusion
Bone cancer
Cellulitis
Deep venous thrombosis
Leg fracture
Lyme disease
Lymphangitis
Osteomyelitis
Peripheral vascular disease
Rhabdomyolysis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Septic arthritis
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
Spinal stenosis
Spinal tumor
Less serious causes
of leg pain include:
Arthritis
Baker's cyst
Chondromalacia patella
Fibrous dysplasia
Gouty arthritis
Hypokalemia
Iliotibial band syndrome
Leg contusion
Leg muscle strain
Leg sprain
Muscle cramp
Osteoarthritis
Osteomalacia
Osteoporosis
Paget's disease
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Polymyositis
Post-phlebitic syndrome
Restless legs syndrome
Rickets
Sciatica
Shin splints
Thrombophlebitis
Varicose veins
Additional conditions that may cause leg pain include:
Beriberi
Buerger's disease
Cancer
Gout
Herniated disk
Leg
compartment syndrome
Lupus
Lyme disease
Multiple myeloma
Neuromuscular disorders
Peripheral neuropathy
Perthes disease
Polycythemia vera
Pseudogout
Reactive arthritis
Rhabdomyolysis
Tibial stress fracture
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Leg Pain Anatomy
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Hip pain (unilateral)
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Leg swelling (bilateral)
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Last Updated: Nov 11, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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