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Both thumbs won't bend, sometimes hands are slightly swollen, had cortisone which worked for a while but thumbs wont bend again. 42 and female?
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Swelling: Your bilateral hand swelling that is recurrent and responds to cortisone is concerning. I would be concerned for some type of rheumatoid arthritis.
Answered 6/23/2016
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