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Differential Diagnosis For Unilateral leg swelling
- Trauma Causes
Ankle fracture/distal fibula
Ankle sprain
Cruciate knee ligament tear/damage
Gastrocnemius muscle tear/hematoma
Torn meniscus/knee
Knee sprain/injury
Trimalleolar fracture/ankle
Iliopectineal Hip Bursitis- Surgical, Procedure Complication
Surgical Varicose Vein Stripping/Sclerosis- Infectious Disorders (Specific Agent)
Clutton joints/knees
Filariasis
Psoas cold abscess/Tuberculous
Buruli ulcer- Infected organ, Abscesses
Cellulitis
Tibia osteomyelitis
Cellulitis/lower extremities
Thigh cellulitis
Anterior tibial compartment/fasciitis
Osteomyelitis/foot bones
Pylephlebitis
Thrombophlebitis, septic/suppurative
Pelvic abscess
Psoas abscess
Tropical/phagadenic/gangrenous ulcer- Neoplastic Disorders
Osteogenic sarcoma
Pelvic tumor
Retroperitoneal sarcoma
Retroperitoneal tumor
Retroperitoneal lymph node/metastasis- Allergic, Collagen, Auto-Immune Disorders
Retroperitoneal fibrosis- Congenital, Developmental Disorders
Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome- Hereditary, Familial, Genetic Disorders
Thrombophlebitis/hereditary/recurrent
Lymphedema, hereditary- Usage, Degenerative, Necrosis, Age Related Disorders
Knee osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis/great toe (1st metatars)- Anatomic, Foreign Body, Structural Disorders
Varicose veins
Wood foreign body/wound infection/cellulitis
Diabetic foot ulcer
Decubitus ulcer
Dermatitis, stasis
Stasis ulcer/dermatitis/lower extremity
Ulcer, varicose
Baker's cyst rupture
Anterior tibial syndrome/hematoma/edema
Baker's cyst
Retroperitoneal hematoma
Knee/loose cartilage syndrome
Fibrosis, retroperitoneal, secondary- Arteriosclerotic, Vascular, Venous Disorders
Embolism, arterial
Peripheral arterial blockage/ischemia
Pulmonary embolism
Thromboembolic disease
Peripheral vascular disease
Post-phlebitic leg syndrome
Thrombophlebitis, deep vein
Peripheral embolism/extremity
Phlegmasia alba dolens
Phlegmasia cerulea dolens
Acute limb ischemia
Aneurysm, lower extremity artery
Pelvic thrombophlebitis
Arteriosclerosis/lower extremity- Vegetative, Autonomic, Endocrine Disorders
Charcot/neuropathic joint- Reference to Organ System
Knee arthritis
Lymphedema, secondary
Superficial phlebitis
Trophic foot ulcer
Lymphedema praecox
Thrombophlebitis, migratory
Adiposis dolorosa (Dercum)- Poisoning (Specific Agent)
Fish Stings/Zebra/Lion fish/misc- Definition
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it is the diffuse swelling confined to a leg either left or right between inguinal ligament and great toe.
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- NEJM (The New England Journal of Medicine)