Foot Swelling: Symptoms

What other symptoms might occur with foot swelling?

Foot swelling may accompany other symptoms, which vary depending on the underlying disease, disorder or condition. Symptoms that frequently affect the feet may also involve other body systems.

Other foot symptoms that may occur along with foot swelling

Foot swelling may accompany other symptoms affecting the foot including:

• Bleeding or bruising
• Burning feeling
• Difficulty moving the foot, ankle or toes
• Difficulty standing or walking
• Itching
• Lumps or nodules
• Numbness
• Pain or tenderness
• Redness or warmth
• Stiffness
• Tingling or other unusual sensations

Other symptoms that may occur along with foot swelling

Foot swelling may accompany symptoms related to other body systems including:

• Difficulty breathing
• Enlarged lymph nodes
• Flu-like symptoms (fatigue, fever, sore throat, headache, cough, aches and pains)
• Rash

Serious symptoms that might indicate a life-threatening condition

In some cases, foot swelling may occur with other symptoms that might indicate a life-threatening condition, such as heart failure, a severe allergic reaction, or an infection that has spread throughout the body, that should be evaluated immediately in an emergency setting. Seek immediate medical care (call 911) if you, or someone you are with, have foot swelling along with any of these life-threatening symptoms including:

• Change in mental status or sudden behavior change, such as confusion, delirium, lethargy, hallucinations and delusions
• Chest pain, chest tightness, chest pressure, or palpitations
• Garbled or slurred speech or inability to speak
• High fever (higher than 101 degrees Fahrenheit)
• Paralysis or inability to move a body part
• Respiratory or breathing problems, such as shortness of breath, difficulty breathing or inability to breathe, labored breathing, wheezing, or choking
• Sudden change in vision, loss of vision, or eye pain
• Sudden swelling of the face, lips or tongue
• Worst headache of your life