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Warm to touch
Warm to touch means elevated temperature to palpation of the skin. It can indicate inflammation or infection to the area.
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A 29-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: warm to touch?
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A member asked:
Old IV site warm to touch and painful?
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A 26-year old female asked:
The past 2 days I've been feeling really hot even my skin is warm to touch but when taking temperature it's 36.9. I'm scared it's something really bad?
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A 31-year old asked:
Swollen knee warm to touch?
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A 31-year old female asked:
What can cause a hot feeling on the back of my neck? It is warm to touch but not red. Has been there for two days.
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A 25-year old female asked:
Bug bite area that is red, itchy, warm to touch and swollen. The area is getting larger. What's the best way to treat?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I'm having pain in my leg. It's warm to touch and swollen with discoloration. What is going on and what can I do for it?
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A 55-year old female asked:
Does a wound that's healing feel warm to touch (not hot)or does this mean infection. It doesn't hurt to touch. ? It is pink an inch around
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A 33-year old male asked:
My baby is 9 months and 2 weeks. She woke up this morning feeling warm to touch. Gave panado. Her temp is fluctuating between 37.9 and 38.3. Her behaviours is not too different. She only wants to be carried. Should we go to the GPS now?
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A female asked:
My right cheek on my face feels warm to touch is slightly painful feels like a bump ?
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A 40-year old female asked:
What may be causing the right side of.My head and face to be in pain and ear warm to touch?
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A 45-year old female asked about a 49-year old male:
My husband has itching, warm to touch, pain in both feet since this morning. No injuries, a complete mystery?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Random periodic warm sensation in left leg for a week - like someone pouring hot water inside of it. Not warm to touch. What to do?
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A 57-year old female asked:
I accidentally banged the inside of lower left calf @ gym. A few days ago and now it's warm to touch, vein painful to touch.Will it go away?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I have a gash about 2" long and at least 2"deep. No insurance. Stopped bleeding, but is seeping yellowish fluid and warm to touch. What should I do?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Help me, I have an injury that i went to minor injuries about, they said it was torn meniscus but it has now become more swollen and is warm to touch ?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Got an unknown bug bite 2 days ago and the swelling disappeared shortly after initial bite, but now area is red and warm to touch around the bite but there is no pus or swelling at the moment it just itches a bit. If it helps it was a single puncture
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A 45-year old asked:
What could be causing my ear to swell up and be warm to touch?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I am having Pain/numbness in right pinky and ring finger and feels warm to touch when I massage it or apply ice?
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A female asked:
I have a quarter sized bump on my thigh it's red swollen and it's hard warm to touch really hurts what do you think it is?
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A female asked:
I got bit at a soccer field. It was a small irregular shaped bump but is now swollen, warm to touch, and not itchy. What is this?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Moderate pain on tip of pinky finger. a bit red in colour, warm to touch and sensitive to touch. don't recall hitting it anywhere?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I feel like my head will explode from pressure. My sinuses hurt and appear to be warm to touch. I have a cold. Some home remedies?
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A 51-year old female asked:
What would cause warm sensation in my lower legs on the inside? No obvious reasons. They are not warm to touch but feel very warm to me.
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have a torn meniscus injury but it has now in the past 2 hours become more swollen and warm to touch and is really painful what should I do?
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A 26-year old female asked:
My ankle got hurt and my ankle hurt for three days and the fourth day it develops feeling cold but warm to touch and tingling what can it mean?
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A 20-year old female asked:
It's a bump like on the side of my arm forearm kinda next to the elbow it's a dry patch kinda warm to touch it hurt a little what could this be?
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A 62-year old female asked:
I have a hairline fractured kneecap that is two weeks old. It cleared up somewhat (the swelling down). Now it warm to touch. Is this a problem?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Have pain in Right knee more painful when sitting with knee bent feel warm to touch appears swollen didn't hurt it in any way what cause this ?
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A 51-year old female asked:
I fell a few weeks ago, mostly on my l knee.Still can't kneel on it--hot pain.Can't lean up to anything either.Knee always feels warm to touch too.
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