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Suggest Treatment For Redness And Swelling In The Toes Post Injury

Hello doctor I just wanted to ask you about a condition regarding my mother She fell down while walking a few weeks ago, and at that time, she fell on her pinky, causing it to go red, swell, and cause her pain. Currently, she doesn t feel pain, but it looks like there s a strange inflammation on the side of the pinky (no redness, pinky still looks straight). What is causing this swelling?
Mon, 30 Jan 2017
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Hi, Swelling is mostly due to accumulation of fluid in the surrounding tissue due to inflammation. It is a post injury response, it will subside within a few days and is nothing to be worried about. Go for an X-ray if pain is present or the swelling isn't subsiding to rule out hairline fracture.
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Suggest Treatment For Redness And Swelling In The Toes Post Injury

Hi, Swelling is mostly due to accumulation of fluid in the surrounding tissue due to inflammation. It is a post injury response, it will subside within a few days and is nothing to be worried about. Go for an X-ray if pain is present or the swelling isn t subsiding to rule out hairline fracture. Thank you for referring to this forum. Regards.