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Infected Swollen Knuckle

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Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

I cut my knuckle 4 weeks ago on a broken plate. The cut has healed, but my knuckle is still really swollen. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.    Sudhir Kumar MD

yes, i fell thus injury my left knuckle. The injury has gone untreated, however, a pool of blood, or a redness still is visible under the skin of my left knuckle. I understand that my knuckle will ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Noble Zachariah MD

My husband got bit by something by his middle knuckle, we live in Arizona, thinking it is a spider. He had fever ,cramps and swollen hand. We are on day seven swelling has gone some, his middle knuckle... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Noble Zachariah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

I cut my knuckle with a knife on my ring finger on April 16, the knuckle is now still a little red but it's very swollen on the top of the knuckle and is becoming more painful. I had an x-ray... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Mahaveer Patil MD

10 hours later it hurt and the ring finger knuckle is swollen when I lay it flat on the ground and I want to know if this is common... the knuckle looks out of place I'm icing it now. thanks ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahaveer Patil ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

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Dr. Charles Rainier Franco Arandia MD

I cut my knuckle with a handsaw about 2 months ago. I treated the cut with antiseptic and it didn t seem to get infected; the cut healed fine. But ever since then, that knuckle has been red and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Charles Rainier Franco Arandia ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Sudhir Kumar MD

I punched a mirror about 2 weeks ago, and the wound on my knuckle is now healed but under the wound is very warm, puffy, and swollen. I m 99 percent sure it s infected. It hurts more everyday and gets ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Manish Purohit MD

swollen to the point it cant swell anymore. Very top knuckle, middle knuckle , and the very top knuckle by ... cut and swollen just on the tip. My right foot is swollen and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manish Purohit ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani MD

I punched a window 3 weeks ago, cut my knuckle open. I tried to let it heal, but its now swollen ..., now its swollen again. my question is, can my hand be fractured and infected? l ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

swollen and extremely tender. I m scared it might be infected? ...Hit knuckle above proximal interphalangeql joint on middle finger and cut it open. Not bleeding and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)