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Hand Injury, Lump Below Thumb, Painful Movement Of Hand. Any Thoughts?
my son was in a fight and hurt his hand there is a rather large bump/lump below his thumb , on the pillowy portion of the hand.....he says it doesn t hurt to press it, and it s not very hard, but movement of the hand itself is painful...happened about 2 days ago....any thoughts? I m guessing time will heal, but thought I d ask
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Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
The lump below the thumb after an injury could be due to an injury to the tendon sheath or a ganglion. A fracture also needs to be ruled out after an X-ray since the area is painful.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
The lump below the thumb after an injury could be due to an injury to the tendon sheath or a ganglion. A fracture also needs to be ruled out after an X-ray since the area is painful.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
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