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How To Cure Swelling Of Hands And Inside Fingers And Thumb?

My husband has a swollen thumb with a lot of swollen inside between the index finger and the thumb. There is a lot of swollen on top of the hand. This have been going on for a week or two. He has a history of gout in all his joints and does not remember injuring the thumb. He has been taking medicine for the gout, but the swollen has not gone down.
Mon, 11 Jan 2016
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement,  's  Response
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
According to your description , pain over your finger and thumb seems to be inflammatory in nature. It could be an acute attack of gout.
I advice you to give you rest to the part affected, take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin 1tablet with food as and when required (upto 4 tablets daily) to reduce pain and inflammation and consult your doctor for thorough examination and rule out any infective cause.

I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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How To Cure Swelling Of Hands And Inside Fingers And Thumb?

Hi, Thanks for your query. According to your description , pain over your finger and thumb seems to be inflammatory in nature. It could be an acute attack of gout. I advice you to give you rest to the part affected, take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin 1tablet with food as and when required (upto 4 tablets daily) to reduce pain and inflammation and consult your doctor for thorough examination and rule out any infective cause. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care