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What Causes Swelling In The Thumb?
6 days ago my thumb suddenly began to swell and quickly turned deep blue and had moderate pain I put ice on it and took a antihistamine after a couple of days it was better than today for no reason the same thing happened and I repeated what I did previously Should I consult my primary?
Tue, 27 Feb 2018
I understood your problem what you are facing.. look there could have trauma to thumb for which swelling appear..you manage well with ice pack but better to consult primary and go for an x ray to check whether any bony involvement or not !!!
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