Bilateral Leg Pain Differential Diagnosis
Lumbar MRI CT or myelography shows spinal canal narrowing.
Bilateral leg pain differential diagnosis. Medial tibial stress syndrome shin splints Neuropathy eg diabetic Diabetic amyotrophy proximal diabetic neuropathy with pain muscle wasting Meralgia paresthetica. Spinal nerve radiculopathy at L1-L3 4. The differential diagnosis of calf pain and swelling includes DVT cellulitis Bakers cyst muscular injury tumour or infection arterial aneurysm and Achilles tendon inflammation or rupture.
Nearly 75 percent of cases are unilateral with the left leg more often involved1 The differential diagnosis of bilateral lower extremity edema. Leg pain can also be caused by blood clots varicose veins or poor circulation. Do you ever have any confusion.
May be prominent in proximal regions Paresthesia Burning Increased at night. Uterine fibroids or pelvic mass that compress the nerve 6. Shaw House Orchard Road.
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Ad Find Effective Treatments For Backache Pain Relief Clinic. Bursitis or tendonitis chondral damage or loose bodies femoral neck or pubic ramus stress fracture labral tear muscle strain neoplasm osteonecrosis of the femoral head Pagets disease piriformis syndrome psoriatic arthritis rheumatoid arthritis. Spinal stenosis is often bilateral.
Normal rectal tone brown stool guaiac negative. True cramps such as those related to heat hemodialysis and electrolyte disturbances as well as idiopathic cramps the most common type. Malignancy or metastasis to the iliac crest 5.
