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Sensitive Cuticles On The Thumb, Pain Upon Exposure To Cold. Reason?
hi there, i have extremely sensitive cuticles on my thumbs, especially the left one, i cannot even touch it, it causes great pain to go outside in the cold, i have to go to great lengths to protect it, my thumbs have been this way for years, but seems to be getting much worse especially this last 2 years, i cannot find anything on this condition, do you have any ideas?
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Hi,
Thanks for writing to us.
Painful area in nail bed with exacerbation due to minor touch, trauma or temperature change may point towards a benign tumor known as glomus tumor.
A magnetic resonance imaging of your proximal nail food or cuticle may help in investigating the same. Treatment is in the form of surgical excision.
Hope that helped.
Take care
Thanks for writing to us.
Painful area in nail bed with exacerbation due to minor touch, trauma or temperature change may point towards a benign tumor known as glomus tumor.
A magnetic resonance imaging of your proximal nail food or cuticle may help in investigating the same. Treatment is in the form of surgical excision.
Hope that helped.
Take care
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