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How Can Painful Finger Tip Swelling With Spotting Be Treated?
I have a red swollen area on mp pointer finger with a white spot in the middle that has a blackness under the white spot. I can t recall being bitten by anything and my whole finger is in pain. I have tried to bring the swelling to a head so that it might bust and release some inflamation and pressure but no luck. It s been 4 days and it is extremely painful. Any ideas of what this might be or what i can do?
Fri, 17 Apr 2015
Hi,
you are having infection in your finger, and this could be tenosynovitis, where the tendon sheath gets infected and filled with pus, it has a poor prognosis, so I would advise you to see a hand surgeon fast and get it explored and drained out, then you will need rigorous therapy to heal faster and preserve movement in the finger
you are having infection in your finger, and this could be tenosynovitis, where the tendon sheath gets infected and filled with pus, it has a poor prognosis, so I would advise you to see a hand surgeon fast and get it explored and drained out, then you will need rigorous therapy to heal faster and preserve movement in the finger
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