What is wrong with my finger?

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Whilst on holiday last week my finger started hurting, ring finger. Couldn't bend it without pain.

No injury or obvious bite marks.

Few days of better then worse, home now and its agony. Can't straighten or bend it. It's swollen.

Been to docs, pretty much pushed me back out the door. Said its not trigger finger.

Making everyday life impossible. Doesn't help that I'm a huge worrier. Taking tablets but not really doing anything.

Hand is slightly swollen now too.

Any ideas?!

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drmike37 said:

Go to A&E.
could be nothing, equally could be something that needs surgery.
A few possibilities off the top of my head:
Arthritis
Fracture
Sprain
Psoriatic dactylitis
Flexor sheath infection
Cellulitis

Extremely unlikely to be necrotising fasciitis; that would have killed you by now.

I’m a hand surgeon and can’t give you a diagnosis based on your post. Heaven knows what your average stair dominator can make of it! You need someone sensible to actually see it to work out what’s wrong.

Thanks for the reply.

Some of them sound scary! I've had cellulitis before, kinda feels like that but not red or warm.

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Yeah doc said he didn't think it was gout

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drmike37 said:

Go to A&E.
could be nothing, equally could be something that needs surgery.
A few possibilities off the top of my head:
Arthritis
Fracture
Sprain
Psoriatic dactylitis
Flexor sheath infection
Cellulitis

Extremely unlikely to be necrotising fasciitis; that would have killed you by now.

I’m a hand surgeon and can’t give you a diagnosis based on your post. Heaven knows what your average stair dominator can make of it! You need someone sensible to actually see it to work out what’s wrong.

Pain was terrible last night, went to A and E. Had x Ray, no break. They have said gout or Pseudogout. Giving me something for it