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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Purple Painful Knuckles

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Dr. Prasad Akole MD

Just looked at my hand and it has a dark red area on the outside two knucles. Much like a bruise but not purple. Not swollen or painful. Just wierd. I have not bumped or injured it in any way. Does ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prasad Akole ( Critical Care Specialist)
Dr.     Behar Greca MD

are still purple particularly on the knuckles and lines of my hands. I have no pain only minor ...Suddenly on Saturday evening both hands turned purple. I first thought I must have unknowingly ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Behar Greca ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Shruti Rijhwani MD

I am waking up every morning with swollen joints in my hand. It is typically 2-3 knuckles that are swollen and painful. The knuckles that are affected seem to change daily. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shruti Rijhwani ( Rheumatologist)
Dr.         Sunil Kumar Srivastava MD

My knuckles in my hands have been painful for 4 days. They turn blue when in hot water. I am 58. No medical history ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sunil Kumar Srivastava ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Ivan Romic MD

[my son who is 17 has swollen or enlarged joints on the tips of some of his fingers. He says they are uncomfortable sometimes pain in the whole fingers and they sometimes swell. I was told by a dr that its just the growth... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)

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Dr.  Alokkalyani MD

: headaches daily, fatigue, purple toes that are very painful, swelling in the fingers and occasional purple knuckles. My family doctor mentioned lupus. Thoughts? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Alokkalyani ( Rheumatologist)
Dr.  Niraj Modi MD

Hi, my middle and small finger have a red coloration around the knuckle slight swollen, my small finger is more purple in colour around the knuckle. I get pain when pressing the top of knuckles and also ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Niraj Modi ( Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist)
Dr.  Nishad BN MD

The knuckles of my right hand regularly bruise without injury at all. Without any trauma or impact or reason, they are very painful, turn purple and I can barely touch them. Usually one finger at a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nishad BN ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Sheetal Verma MD

i have red itchy lumps on two of my second knuckles and on two of my toes they are extremely painful and sometimes go purple but when i itch them cause their extremely itchy the edges go white and i ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sheetal Verma ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr. Srikanth Reddy MD

i got angry and punched the side of my bed which resulted in my hand turning purple and swelling up on two knuckles, and one knuckle in the middle of my finger it looks like the vein is swollen. the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Srikanth Reddy ( Psychiatrist)