You feel it first as a slight tenderness around your fingertip. Maybe you dismiss it as a paper cut or kitchen mishap. But within hours, that mild discomfort transforms into throbbing pain that keeps ...

AEW star CJ Perry said she underwent surgery Monday to address an infection that originated in her finger. Last Saturday, she shared a photo of her visibly swollen and discolored middle finger and ...

A routine manicure in Pennsylvania spiraled into a medical nightmare when a woman walked out of a nail appointment and ended up losing a finger. What started as a bit of pampering turned into ...

In the Majengo area of Nyeri town, Jane Muthoni washes her dishes with a lot of pain. One of her fingers is swollen and turned red. "I finished washing my children's clothes using a detergent sold by ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two diabetic patients developed serious infections and ended up having a portion of their finger amputated after re-using disposable needles to prick their finger during ...

Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MD, MPH, is a rheumatologist at Hartford Healthcare Medical Group in Connecticut. She is board-certified in both rheumatology and internal medicine. Symptoms of a swollen ...