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Suggest Treatment For Pus Filled Lump On The Thumb

I have a small pussy lump on finger first finger from thumb maybe 1/8 in size it is on side of first knuckle from tip of finger as it starts to grow I would slide a needle into it and drain the puss its a slimy puss it does not hurt but it does bother me when it full of puss and I hit it on something , I drain it and it starts to come back after a week or less . its clear in color it on a finger I have not injured , this has been going on for about 6 to 8 months , and I have drained it many times and it keeps coming back , do think it has something to do with the lubricant in my knuckle .
posted on Thu, 30 Apr 2015
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Hi,Dear ,thanks for the query to HCM. I studied your query in-depth and I feel concerned about it .In my opinion-the slimmy pus for 6-8 mths is due to the" Myxoid Cyst " or may be complication of the Digital Mucous Cysts (DMC)of the finger-just adjoining the nail skin cleavage.Treatment would be-a-Tb NSAIDs ,b-Antibiotics to control secondary infection and the pus,c-Surgical Excision with debridement is definitive treatment, d-Aspiration with antibiotics cover -has 40% reccurrence and could be tried in your case.
For this ER-surgeon needs to be consulted by you for the treatment on the above lines.Hope This would solve your query.Wellcome again for any more query
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Suggest Treatment For Pus Filled Lump On The Thumb

Hi,Dear ,thanks for the query to HCM. I studied your query in-depth and I feel concerned about it .In my opinion-the slimmy pus for 6-8 mths is due to the Myxoid Cyst or may be complication of the Digital Mucous Cysts (DMC)of the finger-just adjoining the nail skin cleavage.Treatment would be-a-Tb NSAIDs ,b-Antibiotics to control secondary infection and the pus,c-Surgical Excision with debridement is definitive treatment, d-Aspiration with antibiotics cover -has 40% reccurrence and could be tried in your case. For this ER-surgeon needs to be consulted by you for the treatment on the above lines.Hope This would solve your query.Wellcome again for any more query