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I was pruning my rose bushes yesterday and was stuck through my gloves. I did not realize until I came inside to shower that I had a brown piece of the thorn in my knuckle on my index finger. I was able to remove the portion of the thorn with tweezers, within 3 hours my knuckle began to become swollen and painful. Now, this morning it is extremely swollen down into the second joint in the index finger and is swollen and hot to touch on the knuckle radiating onto the top of my hand. it is extremely tender to even bend the finger. please advise
Hello dear welcome to HealthcareMagic Regarding your swollen and painful finger around your knuckles following removal of a thorn I am suggesting strongly that you have developed a cellulitis to rule out wound abscess
In view of this please do the following test Blood culture Wound culture
Meanwhile please see an emergency physician with the results and for further clinical assessment and adequate drug prescription
Moreover please take the following pending your appointment
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Hello dear welcome to HealthcareMagic Regarding your swollen and painful finger around your knuckles following removal of a thorn I am suggesting strongly that you have developed a cellulitis to rule out wound abscess In view of this please do the following test Blood culture Wound culture Meanwhile please see an emergency physician with the results and for further clinical assessment and adequate drug prescription Moreover please take the following pending your appointment Tablet antibiotic Tablet analgesic Tablet antifungal I hope this helps Regards