Finger Pain
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Finger Pain Underlying Cause
Common causes
of finger pain include:
Cellulitis
De Quervain's tenosynovitis
Felon
Finger contusion
Finger contusions
Finger fracture
Finger sprain
Gout
Hand sprain
Herpetic whitlow
Lacerations
Lymphangitis
Paronychia
Subungual hematoma
Tenosynovitis
Less common causes
of finger pain include:
Bone tumor
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Cervical spondylosis
Diabetic neuropathy
Lyme disease
Osteoarthritis
Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral vascular disease
Raynaud's disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
Scleroderma
Vasculitis
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Finger Pain Anatomy
Related Conditions
Finger dislocation
Finger fracture
Finger sprain
Finger tenosynovitis
Fingertip amputation
Subungual hematoma
Finger Injury Checkup
Finger injury
Fingernail injury
Fingernail problems
Finger pain
Hand pain
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Last Updated: Nov 7, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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