Leg swelling

Leg swelling

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Leg swelling may involve one both legs, and can occur with general edema

Differential Diagnosis of Causes of Leg swelling

Complete Differential Diagnosis of the Causes of Leg swelling

(By organ system)

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical / poisoning	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	No underlying causes
Genetic	No underlying causes
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	No underlying causes
Musculoskeletal / Ortho	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional / Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	No underlying causes
Opthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal / Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheum / Immune / Allergy	No underlying causes
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

(In alphabetical order)

Bilateral

• Allergic reaction
• Ascites
• Cardiomyopathy
• Chronic venous insufficiency
• Constrictive pericarditis
• Cor pulmonale
• Drugs
• Erysipelas
• Exudative enteropathy
• Filariasis
• Glomerulonephritis
• Edema proteinuria hypertension (EPH) gestosis
• Elephantiasis
• Heat
• Hereditary lymphedema
• Hyperaldosteronism
• Hyperhydration
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypothyroidism
• Idiopathic edema
• Ischemic leg edemas
• Left ventricular failure
• Liver disease with synthesis disorder or portal vein stasis
• Malabsorption
• Malnutrition
• Mitral Stenosis
• Myxedema
• Nephrotic Syndrome
• Orthostatic
• Pernicious anemia
• Premenstrual
• Renal failure
• Systemic vasculitis
• Thrombophlebitis
• Thrombosis in the vena cava
• Tumor in the area of the hypogastrium
• Uncompensated hypertension
• Varicosis

Unilateral

• After radiation therapy
• Angioneurotic edema
• Arteriovenous Fistula
• Baker's cyst
• Cellulitis
• Compartment syndrome
• Elephantiasis due to filariae
• Erysipelas
• Hereditary lymphedema
• Insect bites
• Ischemia
• Local trauma
• Myorrhexis
• Neoplastic
• Phlebothrombosis
• Post-thrombotic syndrome
• Postischemic
• Postoperative
• Posttraumatic
• Secondary lymphatic blockage
• Sudeck's atrophy
• Thrombophlebitis
• Tumor compression
• Varicosis
• Venous insufficiency