Don’t ignore leg pain.. a sign of a serious illness

I wrote – Alaa Nabil

Leg pain may be a sign of a serious disease, which is a leg clot, so how do we know that and what are its symptoms and treatment?

leg clot

It is a blood clot in a vein, and DVT can be dangerous, so it is necessary to contact a specialist, according to the NHS website.

its symptoms

Leg cramping, often in one leg.

Feeling pain in the leg.

The appearance of a tumor in the leg, and it is rare to be in both.

Warmth of the skin around the painful area.

Redness of the skin, changing its color to dark.

The veins are swollen and often hard to the touch.

diagnose it

Usually the doctor begins to listen to the symptoms that the patient complains about, and if he thinks that you have a clot, he orders some tests, including ultrasound, where the examination shows whether the blood is flowing normally through the vein, in addition to an x-ray, a dye is injected to show The location of the blood clot.

cure it

The doctor considers that it is necessary to get an anticoagulant injection to dissolve the clotted blood, and then receive the medicines that are anti-clotting drugs, and it may be up to 3 months, and the latest treatment includes breaking up the clot and sucking it through a small tube in a vein, and usually you need to take medicines Anticoagulant for several months after this treatment.

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