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My thumb pad turns purple and my wrist becomes painful when i put pressure on it. nothing appears in imaging tests. does anyone know what this is?
6 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Hematoma: could be hematoma.from trauma. the trauma could be trivial that you dont remember. like twisting the thumb for example
Answered 7/3/2015
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Wrist pain thumb prp: Consider DeQuervains or a variant of Raynaud's an autoimmune phenomena ( check sed rate CRP) or a anomaly of the radial artery ( check doppler arterial study-) especially if it was instrumented at one time. Consider MRI of wrist may have cyst impinging on vessal f/u with doc rheumatologist
Answered 7/4/2015
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Dysautonomia: Dysautonomia syndrome causes different symptoms alleviated by avoidance of stimulants, ensuring hydration, using magnesium, vitamin D & omega fish oils (www.cardiamin.com, use code: CMC), low dose beta blockers e.g. propranolol 5 to 10mg 2 to 3 times daily and SSRIs e.g. citalopram 5 to 10mg daily. Read Dr. Ronald Hoffman’s MVP book (www.Amazon.com) and visit www.dysautonomiainternational.com.
Answered 7/6/2015
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It could be vascular: The purple thumb suggest this could be vascular. I'm uncertain where you put the pressure to cause it to turn purple. There are other structures in the wrist we might also consider. You need to discuss this with your physician, but it may be more physiologic there anything that is pathologic
Answered 7/5/2015
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