Infection of the hand my husben is in the er room now he has been having pain in arm has not had it checked this morning his hand was red /blue and looked like someone had injected fluid in his arm it was all puffy his hole hand pluse he is a full time al

Alcohol : Alcohol abuse may not directly caused this problem but is linked to health problems that can make the infection seem worse of get worse quickly. A swollen red, hand/forearm may need IV anticiotic, spliinting and maybe surgical release.

Without : Without seeing him, my guess is that he got drunk and slept on his arm too long. He could have a compartment syndrome (too much swelling in the muscle). I'm glad he is in the emergency room because this is limb and even life threatening.

It : It is difficult to say exactly what is going on. Alcohol may be a contributing factor in this instance, but it is unlikely to be causing the problem. From your description, it is a good thing that he is now in the emergency room.