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Arm or Hand Swelling

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Arm or Hand Swelling Home Care: Warning Signs

Notify your doctor if you have arm or hand swelling and any of the following:

Arm pain
Chest pain
Coughing up blood
Shortness of breath
Swelling that occurs only in one arm or hand
Redness and swelling of the hand or arm
Red streaks that spread from a wound

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Related Conditions

Arm injury
Cellulitis
Deep venous thrombosis
Mastectomy arm swelling
Venous insufficiency

Arm injury
Arm swelling (bilateral)
Arm swelling (unilateral)
Hand swelling (bilateral)
Hand swelling (unilateral)

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Last Updated: Nov 3, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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