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What Causes Pain In Thumb Joints?
Fingers getting the appearance of arthritis, thumb joints at wrist area always have pain. Over the past year at the area of thumb joints they became red/purple like a bruise approx. half dollar in size, stay rhat way approx. 1=2 weeks and are very tender. This has happened about 3 times over past year. RA lab test comes back neg.
Thu, 23 Apr 2020
Hi,
You do not mention your age and to know the exact diagnosis we need to have your blood reports like anti CCP, CRP, ESR ,CBC, vitamin D. it could be osteoarthritis for that we need to have your X-ray. take over the counter painkillers, apply diclofenac gel, hot fomentation.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Jaideep Gaver, Orthopedic Surgeon
You do not mention your age and to know the exact diagnosis we need to have your blood reports like anti CCP, CRP, ESR ,CBC, vitamin D. it could be osteoarthritis for that we need to have your X-ray. take over the counter painkillers, apply diclofenac gel, hot fomentation.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Jaideep Gaver, Orthopedic Surgeon
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