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A member asked:
The top knuckle on my right thumb is swollen and painful.there is a bb sized lump on the left side of the knuckle.i can't bend my thumb.this seems to happen when i am doing carpentry and using my hand
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Inflammation: Something causing inflammation of that joint. It may be gout, infection or simple traumatic arthritis if that joint. Best to be evaluated, have some blood tests, and may be an x ray as well. Until you see a doctor, avoid trauma (carpentery(, take aleve (naproxen) 3 times a day.
Answered 11/26/2013
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Osteoarthritis.: The lump you describe is probably a node which commonly occurs at the joints of the hand digits as a result of osteoarthritis. If it occurs at the joint adjacent to the fingernail, it's called a heberden's node; if it involves the middle joint, it's termed a bouchard's node; the one you have has not been given an eponym.
Answered 9/24/2016
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