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Hi sir my child 4.5 yrs boy with rt knee swelling...
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Yazan Alhourani
Licensed Physician
الأسئلة المجابة 75463 | نسبة الرضا 98.7%
Dear Customer
Welcome, and thank you for trusting uswhat is the treatment of knee swelling :
1. consult orthropidic surgery doctor to determine the medical tests and treatment pathways
2. after finding out the cause , you can start using pain and swelling managment means such as
a. applying ice packs on the swell parts
b. having a plenty of rest
c. avoid any stress physical event for the injuried part
d. use pain killer typical and oral medication such as brofen ( oral ) and locagel ( topical )
3. medication to decrease swelling and injuries inflammation such as chymotrysin and diclofenac
4. if the main cause are injury and there is any knee ligaments injuries , treatment may be conservative or surgical as what the medical condition status need
5. if the causes are infection , you may need to take oral antibiotics such as Ceftazidime and cefepime
6. if the causes are a chronic medical disease ( which usually have symptoms on other areas ) , doctor will start treating the main illness first and knee swelling are supposed to be relieved or better after treatment what are the causes of knee swelling :
1. injury
2. infections
3. Rheumatoid arthritis
4. Knee osteoarthritis
5. gout
6. cysts what are the signs and symptoms may accompany this condition :
1. swelling
2. pain
3. reddness
4. stiffiness
5. brusing needed medical examnations :
1. clinical check by doctor
2. blood test and calcuim level and vitamin d levels
3. x- ray image
4. MRI image
5. knee aspiration our advice :
as you mention in your question , you are almost done everything you could for check on your kid health , but now you need to deal with pain and swelling and so for that we told you some advices about swelling managment , please try to follow it , and in the same time , stick to regular health check to your kid by orthropedic surgeon clinic , and follow doctors instructions as well
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