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A 51-year-old male asked:

Recent mrsa in knuckle of first finger. treated, but now i'm left with tingling/numbness in the majority of that arm at times. any suggestions?

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Dr. Joyce Pastore
Dr. Joyce Pastoreanswered
Internal Medicine 31 years experience
MRSA treatment: Get an evaluation like a nerve conduction study (NCV). Perhaps the infection affected the nerves in your arm and hand. Nerves will often regrow, so you may not have any permanent impairment.
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Dr. John Leander Po
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Infectious Disease 20 years experience
Needs further eval: I'm sorry this is happening to you. You need your arm evaluated because it's unclear if the MRSA knuckle infection is related to the numbness in your arm. I see that you had a right shoulder reconstruction- are your symptoms occurring in the same arm? If so, that would be more of a reason to have your affected arm evaluated by your doctor.
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