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Suggest Treatment For Itchy Hands And Joint Pain With Swelling

Hi! I have an itchy feeling on the back of my hand above the little finger. In addition all my joints ache and swell a little. Knees, ankles and elbows hurt the most (aches). My thighs feel very heavy all the time. My right calf sometimes feel like it is trying to turn inward (like toe end) with a numbing/sleeping feeling. Should I be checked for RA.
posted on Fri, 24 Oct 2014
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Hi Welcome to healhcaremagic. After going through your query I concluded that you may be having psoriatic arthritis.As you are having itching over fingers and joint pains. You can visit dermatologist for treatment of psoriasis and you can visit Orthopedic for arthritis.For itching you can take cetrizine. For pain relief you can take analgesic such as ibuprofen.Treatment of psoriatic arthritis is steroids and methotrexate and psoriasis itself. You can get yourself checked for rheumatoid arthritis to exclude it. You can discuss it with your doctor.Hope I answered your query. If you have any clarification then you can write to us. I will be happy to answer your query. Wishing you a good health. Take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Itchy Hands And Joint Pain With Swelling

Hi Welcome to healhcaremagic. After going through your query I concluded that you may be having psoriatic arthritis.As you are having itching over fingers and joint pains. You can visit dermatologist for treatment of psoriasis and you can visit Orthopedic for arthritis.For itching you can take cetrizine. For pain relief you can take analgesic such as ibuprofen.Treatment of psoriatic arthritis is steroids and methotrexate and psoriasis itself. You can get yourself checked for rheumatoid arthritis to exclude it. You can discuss it with your doctor.Hope I answered your query. If you have any clarification then you can write to us. I will be happy to answer your query. Wishing you a good health. Take care.