Bruised Hand Symptoms
Most hand and finger injuries cause some degree of pain and swelling. Skin injuries may cause obvious cuts, abrasions and bruising.
Symptoms of minor hand contusion include:
- Mild hand pain:
- Pain is made slightly worse with movement
- Hand pain rapidly improves
- Mild hand swelling (unilateral)
- Mild hand bruise
- Hand tenderness
Symptoms of severe hand contusion include:
- Severe hand pain
- Severe finger pain
- Severe hand tenderness
- Worsening hand swelling (unilateral)
- Worsening hand bruise
- Laceration to the hand or finger
- Puncture wound to the hand or finger
- Severe tenderness over the hand bones
- Worsening hand pain
- Worsening finger pain
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Last Updated: Jan 10, 2011 References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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