This article could have been written by me this morning. After getting dressed I noticed the back of my middle finger was purple! My timing was spectacular, as I was getting ready to leave for my appointment with a hand doctor! I was addressing my issue with arthritis in my left thumb joint, but when showing her my left middle finger, she was puzzled. No pain, no bite, no swelling...just purple from the first knuckle down to the base on the backside only. She chalked it up to a broken capillary. It's 12 hours later and still as purple as this morning. This kind of thing has happened to my middle finger and my ring finger on the palm side occasionly, but only at one joint and dissipates within a day. With that there is a pinch of pain, then itching. I don't take meds and my fingers are usually warm. At least I don't feel alone in this. Thank you for the article and all your comments. If anyone ever figures it out, I'd love to know.
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This article could have been written by me this morning. After getting dressed I noticed the back of my middle finger was purple! My timing was spectacular, as I was getting ready to leave for my appointment with a hand doctor! I was addressing my issue with arthritis in my left thumb joint, but when showing her my left middle finger, she was puzzled. No pain, no bite, no swelling...just purple from the first knuckle down to the base on the backside only. She chalked it up to a broken capillary. It's 12 hours later and still as purple as this morning. This kind of thing has happened to my middle finger and my ring finger on the palm side occasionly, but only at one joint and dissipates within a day. With that there is a pinch of pain, then itching. I don't take meds and my fingers are usually warm. At least I don't feel alone in this. Thank you for the article and all your comments. If anyone ever figures it out, I'd love to know.
July 14, 2015 - 7:10pmThis Comment
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