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Is Stiffness,pain And Swelling In Finger Indication Of An Infection?

Hello. On April 3, I cut open my finger just slightly above my knuckle (left hand ring finger) with scissors. About a centimeter cut, maybe a 1/16 in or less deep. Bled a bit but was under control. Cleaned with water, wrapped with gauze and bacitracin, and a large bandaid to immobilize finger. Did that for about 3 days. Healed fairly quickly. However, the finger gets stiff and is painful. The knuckle is slightly swollen...sort of pillowy. Hurts when I press on it. A teeny bit reddish but not really. Poofy. Might it be infected?
posted on Wed, 14 May 2014
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Hi,
Welcome To Healthcare Magic.

I can understand your concern regarding your health.

Though you are saying that healing is proper done but features like swelling, puffiness, redness are present because of infection that is improper healing from inside. So, it will be better to consult a doctor for proper dressing, injection Tetanus and medication.

Till the time you will consult a doctor, you can take Tablet Vetory SP (if no allergy) 1 B.D. for 3-5 days and Tablet Pecef (if no allergy) 1 B.D., 200 mg for 5 days.

After doing all these things, I hope you will get well sooner and please share your review about my answer on healthcare magic.

Take Care,
Thank You.

From:- Dr. Prashant Shah
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Is Stiffness,pain And Swelling In Finger Indication Of An Infection?

Hi, Welcome To Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern regarding your health. Though you are saying that healing is proper done but features like swelling, puffiness, redness are present because of infection that is improper healing from inside. So, it will be better to consult a doctor for proper dressing, injection Tetanus and medication. Till the time you will consult a doctor, you can take Tablet Vetory SP (if no allergy) 1 B.D. for 3-5 days and Tablet Pecef (if no allergy) 1 B.D., 200 mg for 5 days. After doing all these things, I hope you will get well sooner and please share your review about my answer on healthcare magic. Take Care, Thank You. From:- Dr. Prashant Shah