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Sudden pain joints, discoloration around knuckles. Diabetic, under control. Cause?
I am 35 and over the last 5 years I have noticed that at times I would begin to develope sudden pain in the joints of my right hand. Within 2 minutes I begin to develope bruise like discoloration around my knuckles. The pain will last for several hours. The effected skin will begin to look dry...
 
Small hair like stinger in the middle knuckle in finger, redness above and below, turned black, slight bruising. Taken benadryl, no relief, numbness in finger. Causes?
Two days ago I woke up and noticed a small hair like stinger in the middle knuckle of my 2nd finger on my left hand . There was redness that was about one inch above and below the knuckle. On the second day it turned black and there was sligh bruising. Today, the third day it is above my top...
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Injury to the hand. Severe pain on the knuckle. No swelling. Pain medication?
I was playing tennis yesterday and after about 1 1/2 hours, after hitting a forehand the area between my index finger and middle finger became so painful I could not hit another ball. I noticed the majority of the pain came from the back of my hand, not the palm side, and was most noticeable...
 
Stiff and swollen hands, pain in hands, swelling in knuckle joints. What could be this?
Upon awaking, my hands are stiff and swollen. I experience extreme pain in my hands. Although, the pain and stiffness is in both hands; most of the pain is on the skin of the knuckles. I have round red, puffed-up pockets swelling on the knuckle joints. The round swollen red pockets are kind of...
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Right hand middle knuckle, swollen, bruised, discolored. Symptom of cellulitis? Treatment?
I am a 59 year old female. Yesterday I noticed a pain in my right hand middle knuckle. It was swollen and appeared to be bruised, but I did not injure it. The onset was quick and today it appears more swollen and discolored, purple. I had a severe bout with cellulitis in my lower right leg about...
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Dark scaly skin on top of pinky kuckle. What is this?
hi um i have this dark scaly skin on top of my right hand s pinky kuckle wat is this? I have been doing some self defense training that requires a huge amount of punching....but it s odd because my knuckles other than my pinky s knuckle tend to receive more of the impact and friction of the...
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Knuckle slipped out of place. Pain in the finger with swelling and discoloration. Ligament tear?
I was cooking and really doing nothing straing with my hand , I went to make a fist like close my fingers together and the knuckle at the top of my hand felt like it was out of place. Now it feels like I pulled a ligament or something and its swollen and black and blue. I can move my finger but...
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Growth of knuckle of right hand. What might this be ?
My daughter, 18 years old, has a growth under the skin on her right hand knuckle . It looks like a cyst and has grown and is getting painful. It does not look like a wart. What might this be ? You can see it best when she makes a fist.
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Took cortisone injection for carpal tunnel syndrome. Discoloration on the skin on the hand. Will it come back to my normal color?
I am an African American female, of medium brown complextion and in November 2012 I had cortisone injection into my wrists for carpal tunnel pain relief. A year before I had had the same injection, but only in my right wrist, with no negative results. In late January early February, I started to...
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Itchy knuckle, red, lost top layer of skin. Sensitive skin. Any ideas?
The knuckle on my index finger on my right hand is very itchy and red and have lost like a top layer of skin. It all started with small tears like you would get in the creases of skin with dry hands. No matter what I do, the itch won't stop and the injury is very difficult to heal. I already...

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Discolored and rough patches on knuckles. Want second opinion.
I do medical work in Tanzania and for the last few months my knuckles have formed discolored and rough patches around them. Please see medical conditions... Issue: I've noticed these things on my skin which...
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Want advice on discoloration on knuckles and rough patches around them.
I do medical work in Tanzania and for the last few months my knuckles have formed discolored and rough patches around them. Please see my medical history... Issue: I've noticed these things on my skin which...
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Knuckles have discolored and rough patches. Do not think it is B12 deficiency.
I do medical work in Tanzania and for the last few months my knuckles have formed discolored and rough patches around them. Please see my medical history... Issue: I've noticed these things on my skin which have...
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Have swelling pain and bruise on hand and knuckle. Skin started peeling off. Cause and cure?
I've had a swollen bruised left hand/knuckle(pinky) that has had pain when touched for the past two weeks. The bruising is gone but I still have swelling on my knuckle that still hurts to touch and now the skin is...
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What is the reason for pain in the knuckles ?
I have pain in my right pinky knouckle when I press down on the knoockle. It does not hurt if I open and close my hand but it does hurt if I move my pinky toward my thumb. I fist hurt it playing glof while taking a HUGE divot. Howevder, day to day...
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