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Lower limb pain

MedGen UID:
6033
Concept ID:
C0023222
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Leg pain
SNOMED CT: Leg pain (10601006); Pain in lower limb (10601006); Pain in leg (10601006)
 
HPO: HP:0012514

Definition

An unpleasant sensation characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching) localized to the leg. [from HPO]

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  • Lower limb pain

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Diaphyseal dysplasia
MedGen UID:
4268
Concept ID:
C0011989
Finding
Camurati-Engelmann disease (CED) is characterized by hyperostosis of the long bones and the skull, proximal muscle weakness, limb pain, a wide-based, waddling gait, and joint contractures. Facial features such as macrocephaly, frontal bossing, enlargement of the mandible, proptosis, and cranial nerve impingement resulting in facial palsy are seen in severely affected individuals later in life.
Pili torti-developmental delay-neurological abnormalities syndrome
MedGen UID:
342358
Concept ID:
C1849811
Disease or Syndrome
Abnormal hair, joint laxity, and developmental delay (HJDD) is characterized by normal hair at birth that gradually becomes sparse, twisted, brittle, and easily broken, with pili torti and trichorrhexis nodosa observed on light microscopy. Other features include increased joint mobility and cognitive delay (summary by Sharma et al., 2019).
Osteosclerosis-ichthyosis-premature ovarian failure syndrome
MedGen UID:
355875
Concept ID:
C1864942
Disease or Syndrome
A rare genetic disease characterized by sclerosing dysplasia affecting the diaphyseal and metaphyseal regions of the long bones, as well as the skull and metacarpals, in association with skin changes like those seen in ichthyosis vulgaris and premature ovarian failure with bilateral hypoplasia of the ovaries. Patients present in adulthood, primarily with swelling of the extremities and occasional mild pain in the legs.
Familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome 2
MedGen UID:
435869
Concept ID:
C2673198
Disease or Syndrome
Familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome-2 (FCAS2) is an autosomal dominant autoinflammatory disorder characterized by episodic and recurrent rash, urticaria, arthralgia, myalgia, and headache. In most patients, these episodes are accompanied by fever and serologic evidence of inflammation. Most, but not all, patients report exposure to cold as a trigger for the episodes. Additional features may include abdominal pain, thoracic pain, and sensorineural deafness. The age at onset is variable, ranging from the first year of life to middle age, and the severity and clinical manifestations are heterogeneous (summary by Shen et al., 2017). For a phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome, see FCAS1 (120100).
Dystonia 16
MedGen UID:
436979
Concept ID:
C2677567
Disease or Syndrome
Dystonia 16 is one of many forms of dystonia, which is a group of conditions characterized by involuntary movements, twisting (torsion) and tensing of various muscles, and unusual positioning of affected body parts. Dystonia 16 can appear at any age from infancy through adulthood, although it most often begins in childhood.\n\nThe signs and symptoms of dystonia 16 vary among people with the condition. In many affected individuals, the disorder first affects muscles in one or both arms or legs. Tensing (contraction) of the muscles often sets the affected limb in an abnormal position, which may be painful and can lead to difficulty performing tasks, such as walking. In others, muscles in the neck are affected first, causing the head to be pulled backward and positioned with the chin in the air (retrocollis).\n\nIn dystonia 16, muscles of the jaw, lips, and tongue are also commonly affected (oromandibular dystonia), causing difficulty opening and closing the mouth and problems with swallowing and speech. Speech can also be affected by involuntary tensing of the muscles that control the vocal cords (laryngeal dystonia), resulting in a quiet, breathy voice or an inability to speak clearly. Dystonia 16 gradually gets worse, eventually involving muscles in most parts of the body.\n\nSome people with dystonia 16 develop a pattern of movement abnormalities known as parkinsonism. These abnormalities include unusually slow movement (bradykinesia), muscle rigidity, tremors, and an inability to hold the body upright and balanced (postural instability). In dystonia 16, parkinsonism is relatively mild if it develops at all.\n\nThe signs and symptoms of dystonia 16 usually do not get better when treated with drugs that are typically used for movement disorders.
Camurati-Engelmann disease, type 2
MedGen UID:
419470
Concept ID:
C2931683
Disease or Syndrome
Camurati-Engelmann Disease not associated with TGFB1. This is an n-of-1 use case where only one patient or family has been described with this disorder.
Spinocerebellar ataxia 43
MedGen UID:
934730
Concept ID:
C4310763
Disease or Syndrome
Spinocerebellar ataxia-43 (SCA43) is an autosomal dominant, slowly progressive neurologic disorder characterized by adult-onset gait and limb ataxia and often associated with peripheral neuropathy mainly affecting the motor system, although some patients may have distal sensory impairment (summary by Depondt et al., 2016). For a general discussion of autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxia, see SCA1 (164400).
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 5
MedGen UID:
1648461
Concept ID:
C4721916
Disease or Syndrome
Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies (HMSN) are a heterogeneous group of peripheral nervous system disorders affecting motor and sensory function. HMSN I, also known as Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, or peroneal muscular atrophy, type 1, is a demyelinating neuropathy (see CMT1B; 118200) and HMSN II, also known as CMT type 2, is an axonal neuropathy (see CMT2A1; 118210). See also HMSN III (145900) and HMSN IV (266500). For an autosomal recessive disorder with similarities to HMSN V, see 607731.
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease axonal type 2V
MedGen UID:
1800473
Concept ID:
C5569050
Disease or Syndrome
A rare axonal hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy characterized by adult onset of recurrent pain in legs with or without cramps, progressive loss of deep tendon reflexes and vibration sense, paresthesia in the feet and later in the hands. Patients often experience sleep disturbances and mild sensory ataxia.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Abramov R
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2014 Apr;18(4):403. doi: 10.1007/s11916-014-0403-x. PMID: 24643353
Prescrire Int 2013 Apr;22(137):99-101, 103-4. PMID: 23662321
Lambertucci JR, Silva LC, do Amaral RS
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2007 Sep-Oct;40(5):574-81. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822007000500016. PMID: 17992416

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Petersen EA, Stauss TG, Scowcroft JA, Brooks ES, White JL, Sills SM, Amirdelfan K, Guirguis MN, Xu J, Yu C, Nairizi A, Patterson DG, Tsoulfas KC, Creamer MJ, Galan V, Bundschu RH, Paul CA, Mehta ND, Choi H, Sayed D, Lad SP, DiBenedetto DJ, Sethi KA, Goree JH, Bennett MT, Harrison NJ, Israel AF, Chang P, Wu PW, Gekht G, Argoff CE, Nasr CE, Taylor RS, Subbaroyan J, Gliner BE, Caraway DL, Mekhail NA
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Lejay A, Ohana M, Lee JT, Georg Y, Delay C, Lucereau B, Thaveau F, Gaertner S, Chakfé N; Groupe Européen de Recherche sur les Prothèses Appliquées à la Chirurgie Vasculaire (GEPROVAS)
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2014 Apr;55(2 Suppl 1):225-37. PMID: 24796917
Le Gal G, Righini M, Roy PM, Sanchez O, Aujesky D, Bounameaux H, Perrier A
Ann Intern Med 2006 Feb 7;144(3):165-71. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-144-3-200602070-00004. PMID: 16461960

Diagnosis

B S, Kotha JP
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Pediatrics 2022 Aug 1;150(2) doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-052578. PMID: 35864176
Petersen EA, Stauss TG, Scowcroft JA, Brooks ES, White JL, Sills SM, Amirdelfan K, Guirguis MN, Xu J, Yu C, Nairizi A, Patterson DG, Tsoulfas KC, Creamer MJ, Galan V, Bundschu RH, Paul CA, Mehta ND, Choi H, Sayed D, Lad SP, DiBenedetto DJ, Sethi KA, Goree JH, Bennett MT, Harrison NJ, Israel AF, Chang P, Wu PW, Gekht G, Argoff CE, Nasr CE, Taylor RS, Subbaroyan J, Gliner BE, Caraway DL, Mekhail NA
JAMA Neurol 2021 Jun 1;78(6):687-698. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0538. PMID: 33818600Free PMC Article
Lejay A, Ohana M, Lee JT, Georg Y, Delay C, Lucereau B, Thaveau F, Gaertner S, Chakfé N; Groupe Européen de Recherche sur les Prothèses Appliquées à la Chirurgie Vasculaire (GEPROVAS)
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2014 Apr;55(2 Suppl 1):225-37. PMID: 24796917
Le Gal G, Righini M, Roy PM, Sanchez O, Aujesky D, Bounameaux H, Perrier A
Ann Intern Med 2006 Feb 7;144(3):165-71. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-144-3-200602070-00004. PMID: 16461960

Therapy

Subhash S, Santosh ST
J Trop Pediatr 2022 Apr 5;68(3) doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmac029. PMID: 35380727
Brown T, Forster RB, Cleanthis M, Mikhailidis DP, Stansby G, Stewart M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Jun 30;6(6):CD003748. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003748.pub5. PMID: 34192807Free PMC Article
Petersen EA, Stauss TG, Scowcroft JA, Brooks ES, White JL, Sills SM, Amirdelfan K, Guirguis MN, Xu J, Yu C, Nairizi A, Patterson DG, Tsoulfas KC, Creamer MJ, Galan V, Bundschu RH, Paul CA, Mehta ND, Choi H, Sayed D, Lad SP, DiBenedetto DJ, Sethi KA, Goree JH, Bennett MT, Harrison NJ, Israel AF, Chang P, Wu PW, Gekht G, Argoff CE, Nasr CE, Taylor RS, Subbaroyan J, Gliner BE, Caraway DL, Mekhail NA
JAMA Neurol 2021 Jun 1;78(6):687-698. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0538. PMID: 33818600Free PMC Article
Cooper C, Chapurlat R, Al-Daghri N, Herrero-Beaumont G, Bruyère O, Rannou F, Roth R, Uebelhart D, Reginster JY
Drugs Aging 2019 Apr;36(Suppl 1):15-24. doi: 10.1007/s40266-019-00660-1. PMID: 31073921Free PMC Article
Lambertucci JR, Silva LC, do Amaral RS
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2007 Sep-Oct;40(5):574-81. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822007000500016. PMID: 17992416

Prognosis

O'Keeffe M, Kamper SJ, Montgomery L, Williams A, Martiniuk A, Lucas B, Dario AB, Rathleff MS, Hestbaek L, Williams CM
Pediatrics 2022 Aug 1;150(2) doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-052578. PMID: 35864176
Aboueldahab N, Shafik MA, Megahed A, Vesselle H
Clin Imaging 2021 Dec;80:329-333. Epub 2021 Aug 27 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.08.016. PMID: 34488168
Petersen EA, Stauss TG, Scowcroft JA, Brooks ES, White JL, Sills SM, Amirdelfan K, Guirguis MN, Xu J, Yu C, Nairizi A, Patterson DG, Tsoulfas KC, Creamer MJ, Galan V, Bundschu RH, Paul CA, Mehta ND, Choi H, Sayed D, Lad SP, DiBenedetto DJ, Sethi KA, Goree JH, Bennett MT, Harrison NJ, Israel AF, Chang P, Wu PW, Gekht G, Argoff CE, Nasr CE, Taylor RS, Subbaroyan J, Gliner BE, Caraway DL, Mekhail NA
JAMA Neurol 2021 Jun 1;78(6):687-698. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0538. PMID: 33818600Free PMC Article
Lejay A, Ohana M, Lee JT, Georg Y, Delay C, Lucereau B, Thaveau F, Gaertner S, Chakfé N; Groupe Européen de Recherche sur les Prothèses Appliquées à la Chirurgie Vasculaire (GEPROVAS)
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2014 Apr;55(2 Suppl 1):225-37. PMID: 24796917
Le Gal G, Righini M, Roy PM, Sanchez O, Aujesky D, Bounameaux H, Perrier A
Ann Intern Med 2006 Feb 7;144(3):165-71. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-144-3-200602070-00004. PMID: 16461960

Clinical prediction guides

Shen SC, Chen HC, Tsou HK, Lin RH, Shih YT, Huang CW, Tang CL, Chen HT, Chang CC, Tzeng CY
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Feb 3;102(5):e32832. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000032832. PMID: 36749265Free PMC Article
Petersen EA, Stauss TG, Scowcroft JA, Brooks ES, White JL, Sills SM, Amirdelfan K, Guirguis MN, Xu J, Yu C, Nairizi A, Patterson DG, Tsoulfas KC, Creamer MJ, Galan V, Bundschu RH, Paul CA, Mehta ND, Choi H, Sayed D, Lad SP, DiBenedetto DJ, Sethi KA, Goree JH, Bennett MT, Harrison NJ, Israel AF, Chang P, Wu PW, Gekht G, Argoff CE, Nasr CE, Taylor RS, Subbaroyan J, Gliner BE, Caraway DL, Mekhail NA
JAMA Neurol 2021 Jun 1;78(6):687-698. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0538. PMID: 33818600Free PMC Article
Cooper C, Chapurlat R, Al-Daghri N, Herrero-Beaumont G, Bruyère O, Rannou F, Roth R, Uebelhart D, Reginster JY
Drugs Aging 2019 Apr;36(Suppl 1):15-24. doi: 10.1007/s40266-019-00660-1. PMID: 31073921Free PMC Article
Lejay A, Ohana M, Lee JT, Georg Y, Delay C, Lucereau B, Thaveau F, Gaertner S, Chakfé N; Groupe Européen de Recherche sur les Prothèses Appliquées à la Chirurgie Vasculaire (GEPROVAS)
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2014 Apr;55(2 Suppl 1):225-37. PMID: 24796917
Le Gal G, Righini M, Roy PM, Sanchez O, Aujesky D, Bounameaux H, Perrier A
Ann Intern Med 2006 Feb 7;144(3):165-71. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-144-3-200602070-00004. PMID: 16461960

Recent systematic reviews

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Brown T, Forster RB, Cleanthis M, Mikhailidis DP, Stansby G, Stewart M
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