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  2. Peripheral artery disease - Wikipedia

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    Peripheral artery disease most commonly affects the legs, but other arteries may also be involved, such as those of the arms, neck, or kidneys. [4] [17] Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a form of peripheral vascular disease. Vascular refers to the arteries and veins within the body. PAD differs from peripheral veinous disease. PAD means the ...

  3. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy - Wikipedia

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    They can cause neuropathy characterized by paresthesias, numbness, and pain in the hands and feet. Sensory and motor symptoms are commonly seen in patients treated with epothilone, which generally results in muscle weakness, while autonomic symptoms are rarely seen. The symptoms of this drug occur during treatment and tend to stop after completion.

  4. 9 Weird Symptoms Cardiologists Say You Should Never Ignore

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    A condition called peripheral artery disease (PAD), for example, occurs when the arteries that carry blood from the heart to the legs get clogged; it’s associated with an increased risk of heart ...

  5. Vascular disease - Wikipedia

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    It can cause the affected limb to swell, and cause pain and an overlying skin rash. In the worst case, a deep vein thrombosis can extend, or a part of a clot can break off as an embolus and lodge in a pulmonary artery in the lungs, known as a pulmonary embolism .The decision to treat deep vein thrombosis depends on its size, a person's symptoms ...

  6. Cancer pain - Wikipedia

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    It causes swelling and pain in the legs, especially the calf, and (rarely) in the arms. [19] The superior vena cava (a large vein carrying circulating, de-oxygenated blood into the heart) may be compressed by a tumor, causing superior vena cava syndrome, which can cause chest wall pain among other symptoms. [19] [20]

  7. Degos disease - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms that may develop from damage to these organs include double vision , clouding of lenses of eyes, swelling of the optic disc (papilledema), partial loss of vision, shortness of breath, chest pain, epilepsy, and thickening of pericardium. [3] [4] Someone with the benign form may suddenly develop symptoms of the malignant form. [1]

  8. Acute limb ischaemia - Wikipedia

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    Once signs and symptoms of acute limb ischemia are identified, the cause and location of the occlusion and its severity need to be addressed. A clinical pulse examination can be done to detect the location of the occlusion by finding the area where the pulse is detected until the area where the pulse disappears.

  9. Phlegmasia alba dolens - Wikipedia

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    The result is edema, pain and a white appearance (alba) of the leg. The next step in the disease progression is occlusion of the superficial venous system, thereby preventing all venous outflow from the extremity. At this stage it is called phlegmasia cerulea dolens. The leg becomes more swollen and increasingly more painful.