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My finger is a kind of purple colour since hitting with hammer but it only hurts when touched any ideas what is wrong?
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Hemorrhage: Blood under skin. If not painful bone is probably not broken. Can use splint temporarily until resolves. Bromelain orally may speed resolution.
Answered 6/10/2012
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