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What Does Swelling And Itchiness In Fingers Indicate?

My index and ring finger are swollen. Soaked my hand in epsom salt and hot water because the ring finger was a little itchy. Also, it hurts when I close my fingers. I also applied a heat patch last night to see if it would relax the nerves there. Its slightly better but still hurts.

posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014

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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Mukesh Tiwari's Response

Hello,

Such swelling in fingers can be due to:
-Allergy
-Raynaud phenomenon
-Injury
-Infection
At present looking at your details, I shall advise you to take an anti inflammatory analgesic preparation on prescription. You may have an anti-allergic preparation like levocetrizine 5 mg on prescription. This will resolve allergy issues.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Mukesh Tiwari, Orthopedic Surgeon

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What Does Swelling And Itchiness In Fingers Indicate?

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