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On the ball of hand, under thumb blood vessel is swollen & hurts. the area is sore. no injury, i was just doing dishes. could it be serious?
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Several things: Problems like these can only be correctly handled by your doctor in person. He/she needs to listen to you, perform an examination and possibly run labs or other tests. That's the only way he/she can find out what's going on and what to do about it.
Answered 3/18/2016
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