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Any pediatricians want to weigh in?
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:22 pm
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:22 pm
7 month old. Started a month ago with a swollen, very swollen finger tip. No fever, no tenderness. Go to doc, assumes bug bite. Leave, next few days swelling goes down. Then it comes back. When I say swollen, I mean like swollen to the point I’m worried it’s going to pop. But still no tenderness. Pediatrician is stumped. Orders x ray (nothing of note) and antibiotics. 10 days of antibiotics and it goes down. Three days later, it comes back with the thumb now doing it. Any help is appreciated. Obvs we going to pediatrician asap
ETA no tourniquet even after pediatrician examination.
ETA no tourniquet even after pediatrician examination.
This post was edited on 2/19/26 at 6:26 pm
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Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:23 pm to Fournette4Heisman777
Look for a fine hair wrapped around the finger. It’s amazing how hard those are to see.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:24 pm to Fournette4Heisman777
getting into something.
Check what he/she is touching.
Check what he/she is touching.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:26 pm to Flavius Belisarius
Appreciate that, but I think we ruled out tourniquet, as far as we know.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:26 pm to Fournette4Heisman777
American doctor functions by trial and error, prescribing drugs that aren’t needed…not surprised.
You’re better off just using google or YouTube for answers.
You’re better off just using google or YouTube for answers.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:29 pm to Fournette4Heisman777
Any chance the child could have sickle cell?
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:30 pm to Fournette4Heisman777
Just chop that finger off and call it a day
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:31 pm to Fournette4Heisman777
Prescribing antibiotics for a swollen thumb is next level dumb. Even an NP who got her MSN from an online degree mill would probably have enough foresight to know that inappropriate antibiotic use contributes to resistant strains of certain bacteria.
This post was edited on 2/19/26 at 6:35 pm
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:32 pm to Fournette4Heisman777
Microgeodic disease?
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis?
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis?
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:32 pm to Fournette4Heisman777
quote:
Sadly agree
Don’t listen to that stupid mfer. He would be better off running head long into a brick wall. With that said I hope someone around here can offer some help for your little one
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:33 pm to KosmoCramer
JIA did cross our mind as he has Down syndrome as well
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:33 pm to Fournette4Heisman777
Are you absolutely sure the child is not sucking on their fingers, perhaps during sleep?
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:34 pm to Fournette4Heisman777
Is the kid crawling? Could they be touching something that they didn't have access to before? Any plants or pets?
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:35 pm to LSUtoBOOT
His fingers/hands are covered during sleep. He sucks all his fingers and only the tips are swollen of middle finger and thumb
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:35 pm to Fournette4Heisman777
Have any pictures of it when it happens?
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:35 pm to Ingeniero
No crawling yet, dude ain’t touching much
Posted on 2/19/26 at 6:38 pm to Fournette4Heisman777
Not a pediatrician, but that sounds more like an allergic reaction. I had something similar happen, albeit not to my fingertips, when I started a new medication a few years ago.
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