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Suggest Treatment For Finger Infection

Hello, my dad has for about 10 years had this finger infection, what is odd is it appears once a year, and always near the month of may. This time it seems to be swelling a lot more than normal and we are concerned. He went to the doctor and she was sort of pondering it could be a sign of gout, so i figured this would b a logical place to post! The finger is swollen,reddish and has 4 small black dots near the finger tip,and he also has a red vein going up his arm. picture bellow
http://imageshack.us/m/543/7011/fingerh.jpg I really appreciate any help!

Thu, 1 Oct 2015

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Infectious Diseases Specialist, Dr. Sheetal Verma's Response

Hi
Thanks for your query at HCM.

I would suggest you to visit an orthopedic surgeon to rule out gout, rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis. If any pus then get it drained out and tested for gram staining and culture sensitivity testing for bacterial infections. Treatment is advised based on the results. Get complete haemogram, ESR, RA factor, blood sugar and uric acid levels done.

Hope I answered your query
Dr Sheetal Verma

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Suggest Treatment For Finger Infection

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