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A member asked:

The pad of my hand under the thumb in my right hand is very swollen and painful.it seems to happen quite regularly what could cause this?

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

You would : Need to see a hand doctor and possibly a rheumatologist to get the answers to your question

Dr Parvez agreed

Answered 7/26/2014

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