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Why is my hand swelling after injury?

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Dr. Jeffrey Wint answered

Specializes in Hand Surgery

Swelling quite: Simply is a sign of injury and or inflammation, or infection blood or fluid accumulated in tissues due to broken blood vessels or fluid shifts from histamine release near inflammtion or due to tissue destruction from infection.

Answered 11/2/2019

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