Lower limb wasting is very fast, may be related to drugs, disuse myasthenia gravis, malignant tumor and diabetes and other diseases.
1. The influence of drugs: taking diuretic treatment, can quickly eliminate edema, commonly used drugs are furosemide tablets, hydrochlorothiazide tablets and so on. This situation is actually swelling, and is mistaken for rapid wasting.
2. Abandoned muscle atrophy: for long time bedridden or wheelchair people, muscle long time not get exercise is easy to muscle atrophy, and appear lower limb wasting.
3. Malignant tumor: malignant tumor is a kind of consumptive disease, patients may appear wasting, weakness and other malignant manifestations in a short period of time.
4. Diabetes mellitus: diabetes mellitus as an endocrine system disease, due to poor control of blood sugar, patients may appear obvious “three more and one less”, of which “one less” means weight loss, which will be manifested as lower limb wasting.
Due to the complexity of the cause of the disease, it is necessary to consult a doctor for specific cases.