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One of my knuckles in the ring finger gets bruised and sore lately. i don't remember hitting anything. why?
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If it turns red and: If it turns red and swollen see a arthritic doctor and if blood under the skin instead ask your doc to do hypercoagulable profile if CBC and usual coagulation profile is negative.
Answered 6/10/2014
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OA: Could be osteoarthritis, even at your age.
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