Calf Pain

Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms

• Swelling of the affected area

• Lower leg edema

• Edema

• Infections in the past 3 months

• Deep vein thrombosis

  A condition where a blood clot forms in a deep vein, usually affecting the legs. The blood clot impairs blood circulation. Sometimes, the clots can dislodge and travel to an artery in your lung which is a medical emergency.

• Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

  Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is a rare and life-threatening disease of the blood. The disease is characterized by destruction of red blood cells, blood clots, and impaired bone marrow function.

• Venous embolism

  Venous embolism is the condition where a venous clot travels from one location to another. Most commonly this happens when a deep venous thrombosis (clot) develops in the larger veins of the leg and breaks off and travels to the lungs (clot is now called a pulmonary embolism). Causes of venous thrombosis include recent surgical procedure, spinal cord injury or other reason for immobility, fracture of hip or leg or other trauma, cancers, heart failure, stroke, obesity, and inherited risk factors like gene mutations causing blood to clot more easily.