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What Does A Bruised Thumb Indicate?

I noticed that my thumb on my right hand is bruised. The bruising covers from the knuckle down past the second knuckle. I do not recall hitting or injuring my thumb. I am 63 years old and not on any medication. The thumb is not swollen and it does not hurt.
Thu, 15 Feb 2018
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Greetings from HealthcareMagic!

There are many conditions in which we see bruising of fingers. But good thing is many of them are not harmful. Most common causes are injury, hematoma, cellulitis. By seeing your history, as you are not having any other symptom, cause of your bruising is most probably due to haematoma. Haematoma is nothing but leak of blood outside the vessel due injury to very minute arteries or capillaries. There are many internal causes for injury to blood vessel. Age can also be a factor. This injury will heal by itself.
So no need to worry, just give some time. If you still feel any difficulty or observe any new symptom, you can contact us at any time.

Take Care!


Regards,
Dr. VAMSI KRISHNA CHITTIMOJU,
Pathologist and Microbiologist
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What Does A Bruised Thumb Indicate?

Hi Greetings from HealthcareMagic! There are many conditions in which we see bruising of fingers. But good thing is many of them are not harmful. Most common causes are injury, hematoma, cellulitis. By seeing your history, as you are not having any other symptom, cause of your bruising is most probably due to haematoma. Haematoma is nothing but leak of blood outside the vessel due injury to very minute arteries or capillaries. There are many internal causes for injury to blood vessel. Age can also be a factor. This injury will heal by itself. So no need to worry, just give some time. If you still feel any difficulty or observe any new symptom, you can contact us at any time. Take Care! Regards, Dr. VAMSI KRISHNA CHITTIMOJU, Pathologist and Microbiologist