Violation of the circulation of the lower limbs has a number of characteristic symptoms, when the appearance of which should immediately carry out preventive measures and timely treatment. Also it is necessary to understand, at what diseases such a condition can develop in order to conduct proper treatment.
Causes and symptoms of circulatory disorders in the legs
Most often this problem begins quite unnoticed, with minor discomfort. Painful sensations can appear only sometimes after physical exertion, but after a while they can appear even after a short walk. This may be due to a decrease in blood flow, triggered by blockage of the arteries or their clamping. If you do not immediately pay attention to these prerequisites, the disease can develop and already manifest itself even with insignificant walking. It is worth saying that during the cessation of movement, pain, as a rule, passes. In this case, it is possible that when there is a disturbance of blood circulation in the limbs, the pain does not appear, but just a slight heaviness, a cramp or weakness in the legs can be felt.
It is necessary to immediately consult a doctor if the following symptoms occur in the limb:
- pain in the legs;
- swelling;
- increased fatigue of the legs;
- weakness;
- convulsions ;
- impaired heat exchange of limbs;
- the appearance of vascular asterisks and blue mesh;
- intermittent claudication.
Depending on the nature of the disease, characteristic signs also appear:
- The cause of disturbed blood flow in the legs may be venous hyperemia. Its manifestation is expressed in the outflow of blood from the tissues through the veins. This may be due to thrombosis, squeezing from the arising tumors or scars. If there is a violation of the venous circulation, there is swelling and
cyanosis of certain parts of the body. - With diabetic angiopathy, ulcerative necrotic changes in the tissues may appear. All signs of the disorder develop quite rapidly and rapidly.
- With severe ischemia, dry skin may appear on the legs and a painful paleness. Later, trophic ulcers appear, and the legs become cold and numbness is felt.
What threatens the disease?
If you do not start treatment in time for the first manifestations of circulatory disorders in your legs, serious complications can subsequently occur. The most terrible of the variants of the outcome of the pathology in this case is the gangrene of the legs, which will lead to subsequent amputation.