may look darker, purple, grayish, or simply different from nearby skin. Touch and pattern can help: warmth, swelling, tenderness, tight shiny skin, pitting, or a rapidly expanding border are all useful observations to share. If you can, note when the redness began, whether there was a cut, bite, scrape, athlete’s foot, cracked skin, or recent swelling, and whether the tender area is expanding over hours or days.
Caregiver visually checking feet and lower legs under good light.
Caregiver visually checking feet and lower legs under good light.
Numbness, tingling, burning, or weakness
Sensation changes can come from nerves, circulation, the
Comments