Suggest Treatment For Finger Infection

Posted on Thu, 4 Sep 2014

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Question : I have a finger infection at top middle joint..... its swollen skin turning purplish finger nail starting to twist with infamation

Answered by Dr. Mukesh Chugh (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
nail abscess needs drainage

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for posting
I have gone through your query and it looks to be abscess has developed at finger tip.
Based on your symptoms it needs minor surgery (incision and drainage) to drain pus.You may contact nearby local doctor for further help.Meanwhile you may elevate the hand and take ibuprofen as pain killer.
Hope this helps.
Take care

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