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Thumb keeps turning purple right above the first joint and is sore and tight feeling when i bend it. it comes and goes, is it a broken blood vessel?
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Not a bruise: if it comes and goes. Must be reversible blood flow issue. Most commonly it is RAYNAUD"S PHENOMENA from variation in blood flow often due to cold exposure.
Answered 12/26/2017
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