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Pain in left hand plam.
My mother has pain in left plam with swelling and pain. All nerves and surrounding are getting blackiesh. Local Doctors are saying that their is damage in tissue and puss has accumulated. As she is diabetic what kind of therapy should be taken.
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Sunil Tavde.
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Kindly get connected with me on Practo chat for further detailed discussions. She needs video consultation as u vaguely mentioned, she is diabetic and skin turns black with swelling and pus ,it can be gangrenous which is common among diabetic patients.
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Inorder to get effective treatment and appropriate consultation for your mother's problem it is advisable to consult online with me. This is important as I can know detailed history and findings and suggest appropriate management.
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Dr. Ahesan R Shaikh
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Mumbai
As u said swelling and pain - did she fell down ? Heavy object liifting or forceful turning of tap or non?
As you said Nerve and surrounding black - mean her hand small blood vessel(capillaries) bleed on pressure so it turn black
Why infection and why pus any injury ?
As she is diabetic , pain can be due to peripheral neuropathy ( nerve of hand and feet get inflammed - lead to pain )
Get her ,
- Cbc , ESR , CRP - to rule out infection
- Vitamin d , vit b12 and calcium level check .
- Sr creatinine and electrolyte level checked
2nd) XRAY for left wrist with hand Ap view and lateral view
3rd) EMG / NCV test for both upper limb - this to test her nerves are working well any obstruction or compression is there on this nerves
Next Steps
visit a physician for further management if all above mentioned report turn to be normal
Health Tips
1.keep her arm elevated over pillow .it should be above hear level.
2. apply ice to it. (do not put ice direct on skin , put in thin cloth and then applly it)
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