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What Causes Swelling And Purple Color After An Injury?
My son played basketball yesterday night and hurt his pinky finger is swollen all around and little purple almost at the first line from the tip,he s able to move it a little but hurts him the pain is like a 5 .he took Advil 200 mg for the pain and got it iced last night I want to know if the purple color is due to a fracture bone or it just sprained,should I need to take him to the er .
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
pinkish discoloration of finger indicates internal bleeding. It must be investigated. 24 hrs. after injury fomantation with warm water helps in getting rid of swelling.Multivitamin tabs.helps in faster recovery.
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