Common causes of ankle edema include joint sprain, gouty arthritis, kidney disease and so on.
1. Joint sprains: If you perform strenuous exercise, improper posture may cause sprains of the ankle joints, the soft tissues produce inflammatory reaction, and then edema of the ankle joint area.
2. Gouty arthritis: If there is a history of gout, long-term intake of high-purine foods, resulting in increased levels of uric acid in the body, may also trigger gouty attacks, redness and swelling of the ankle joint.
3. Kidney disease: If you have chronic nephritis, glomerulonephritis and other diseases, it is easy to cause metabolic disorders in the body, and then edema of the ankle joints of both lower limbs.
Causes of ankle edema is more, may also be related to liver disease, lower limb vascular lesions, hypothyroidism and other diseases, if the symptoms continue without relief, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner to find out the cause of the disease, by the doctor targeted treatment.