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What Does Swelling On The Hands Indicate?
My husbands hands stay extremely swollen and has been that way for months. Dr says probably osteoarthritis but I feel like maybe a circulatory problem. He is on BP meds and diuretic. He has seized his ring up 1-1/2 size bigger. Is this really a symptom of osteoarthritis? His feet do not seem swollen just both hands really bad
Thu, 31 May 2018
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Osteoarthritis doesn't lead to generalized swelling of hands. Acromegaly should be ruled out especially if there has been a change in his ring size.
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Osteoarthritis doesn't lead to generalized swelling of hands. Acromegaly should be ruled out especially if there has been a change in his ring size.
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