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Redness, Hotness, Swelling In Fingers. Reason?
Hello, Im a 21 year old female and my doctor thinks I may have raynolds. My fingers do get reallllllyyyy red, HOT and sometimes a tiny bit swollen. Usually my right hand . When my fingers, aren t red they are cold but do not get white like people with raynolds. Whould you happen to know something about this. They are really uncomfortable and when they are hot i would just love to plunge them im cold water to relief the hottnest of them. Thank You
Tue, 28 May 2013
Hi there ~
I understand your concerns. You seem to have an infected sheath in your finger that is the reason for the redness, hotness and swelling. Keeping it in luke warm water and cleaning it with povidone iodine will make it better over time and you may need an incision to drain the pus if the swelling does not reduce over time and the antibiotics also seem to not help. A visit with a surgeon would be a good idea.
I hope this helps. Take care of yourself and have a lovely day!
I understand your concerns. You seem to have an infected sheath in your finger that is the reason for the redness, hotness and swelling. Keeping it in luke warm water and cleaning it with povidone iodine will make it better over time and you may need an incision to drain the pus if the swelling does not reduce over time and the antibiotics also seem to not help. A visit with a surgeon would be a good idea.
I hope this helps. Take care of yourself and have a lovely day!
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