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A 17-year-old female asked:

17 years old still suck thumb. have a big lump on the palm of my sucking thumb, hurts but doesn't itch. recently, new small bumps grew and it itches.

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Dr. Faryal Ghaffar
Dr. Faryal Ghaffaranswered
Pediatrics 32 years experience
Thumb sucking: Thumb sucking can cause dermatitis that itches as well it can cause infection (bacterial, fungal, viral including herpes) need to see your physician to determine what's causing the bumps.
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Dr. Russell Chin
Dr. Russell Chinanswered
Dentistry 47 years experience
Find substitute : Seems like you've been going through a lot being only 17 your use of your thumb as a coping mechanism stems from child hood habit of using it to comfort you. You need to find a substitute or see a psychologist who uses hypnosis to leave the thumb behind because your an adult and can have a normal looking thumb again so it will look like the other one.
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