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Cause Of Hard And Painful Knot On Finger?

Posted on Sun, 9 Mar 2014

Question: My finger has a hard knot on it and I can press and rub on it and it will soften up but it will not go away. It just throbs. What can it be. I have tried to stick a pin in it and drain it, but it nothing ever comes out

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (4 hours later)

Brief Answer: hi and welcome to hcm Detailed Answer: Thanks for the query. I d like to see photo of it but it sounds like ganglion cyst which is common in this finger area and it is fluid filled cyst made of fibrous capsule. Other possible causes are fibroma,lipoma or ateroma. In every case it can be surgically removed under local anasthesia and it rarely disappear spontaneously. You should not pin it or do removal by yourself. Wish you good health.feel free to ask. Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (3 hours later)

I can send you a photo of the finger if you want.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (45 hours later)

Brief Answer: hi Detailed Answer: As I can see this is swelling of proximall iterphalangeal joint and there is slight redness around it so it indicates inflammation. It can be part of any type of arhritis or inflamation of joint bursa. so you should do Xrays to rule this out. Also,take nonsteroid antiinflamamtory medicines,rest, and put ice compresses on it. If swelling progresses,then surgical drainage and immobilisation may be necessary.

Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar