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3mo son has hard, skin color/clearish, painless bump on his finger beside the nail. doctor said she doesn't know what it is....his hands sweat a lot. ?

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Dr. Cayce Jehaimi answered

Specializes in Pediatric Endocrinology

Picture will help: tough to say with out direct inspection. In any way, being painless means its not a boil and that you should not be alarmed. if gets larger or changes in color, I will take hime back to PCP..may be a benign retention cyst.

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Answered 8/18/2017

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A member asked:

3mo son has hard, skin color/clearish, painless bump on his finger beside the nail. doctor said she doesn't know what it is....his hands sweat a lot. ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Cayce Jehaimi answered

Dr Altman and 3 doctors agreed

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