SYMPTOMS
Whipple’s disease blocks your body from absorbing the proper nutrients. As a result, it affects various parts of the body and is accompanied by a variety of symptoms. During advanced stages of the disease, the infection will spread from the intestines to other organs like the:
- Heart
- Lungs
- Brain
- Joints
- Eyes
The following are common signs and symptoms of Whipple’s disease:
- Severejoint pain
- Chronic diarrheawith presence of blood
- Sudden weight loss
- Stomach painand bloating
- Poor visionaccompanied by eye pain
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Insufficient red blood cell count(Anemia)
The listed signs and symptoms below do not occur as often but can be an indication that the condition is getting worse:
- Discolorationof the skin
- Inflammationof the lymph nodes
- A chronic cough
- Chestpain
- Swelling of the sac surrounding the heart(Pericarditis)
- Heart failure
- Heart murmur
- Poor vision
- Dementia
- Numbness
- Insomnia
- The weakening of the muscles
- Tics
- Trouble walking
- Poor memory
TYPES
Other common types of leg ulcer include:
- Arterial leg ulcers
- Diabetic leg ulcers
- Malignant leg ulcers
- Traumatic leg ulcers
- Vasculitic leg ulcers
Ulcers in the foot are usually caused by diabetes.
SYMPTOMS
Itching, pain, and swelling in the affected leg are characteristic symptoms of a venous leg ulcer.
Discoloration, hardening of the skin around the ulcer, and presence of a foul-smelling discharge may also be present when you have a venous leg ulcer.
If you have a venous leg ulcer, you may exhibit the following conditions:
- discoloration and darkening of the skin around the ulcer
- swollen ankles
- red, flaky, scaly and itchy skin on your legs
- swollen and enlarged veins on your legs
- hardened skin around the ulcer, which may make your leg feel hard
- a heavy feeling in your legs
- an unpleasant and foul-smelling discharge from the ulcer
- aching or swelling in your legs
Signs of an infection
Opportunistic pathogens could cause secondary bacterial infections due to the ulcer.
Symptoms of an infected leg ulcer may include:
- a green or unpleasant discharge coming from the ulcer
- fever
- redness and swelling of the skin around the ulcer
- worsening pain
- an unpleasant smell coming from the ulcer
