Possible causes of Upper leg pain
25 conditions can cause this symptom. Most common are listed first.
- Cellulitis (skin infection) Common Pediatric
- Compartment syndrome (painful swelling in a limb) Common Urgent Pediatric
- Contusion (bruise) Common Pediatric
- Deep venous thrombosis (DVT, venous blood clot) Common Urgent Pediatric
- Femoral hernia (groin hernia) Common Pediatric
- Fracture (broken bone) Common Pediatric
- Herniated disc (slipped disc, ruptured disc) Common
- Laceration (skin cut) Common Pediatric
- Ligament tear Common Pediatric
- Overuse syndrome Common Pediatric
- Peripheral neuropathy (nerve dysfunction) Common Pediatric
- Rheumatoid arthritis Common
- Sciatica (lower back nerve irritation) Common
- Sprain Common Pediatric
- Bone cancer (bone tumor) Urgent
- Femoral (leg) artery aneurysm (dilation) Urgent
- Gout (uric acid crystals in the joint causing inflammation)
- Hip fracture (broken bone) Urgent
- Necrotizing fasciitis (soft tissue infection) Urgent
- Osteoarthritis
- Pseudogout (calcium deposit arthritis)
- Sarcoma (soft tissue cancer)
- Septic arthritis (joint infection) Urgent
- Vascular insufficiency (claudication)
- Vasculitis (inflammation of the arteries)