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  2. Dactylitis - Wikipedia

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    Dactylitis or sausage digit is inflammation of an entire digit (a finger or toe), [1] and can be painful. The word dactyl comes from the Greek word daktylos 'finger'. As a medical term, it refers to both the fingers and the toes.

  3. Paronychia - Wikipedia

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    Chronic paronychia is an infection of the folds of tissue surrounding the nail of a finger or, less commonly, a toe, lasting more than six weeks. [4] It is a nail disease prevalent in individuals whose hands or feet are subject to moist local environments, and is often due to contact dermatitis .

  4. Gout - Wikipedia

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    Gout can present in several ways, although the most common is a recurrent attack of acute inflammatory arthritis (a red, tender, hot, swollen joint). [4] The metatarsophalangeal joint at the base of the big toe is affected most often, accounting for half of cases. [10] Other joints, such as the heels, knees, wrists, and fingers, may also be ...

  5. Why Your Fingers are Suddenly Swollen

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    Finger swelling—we’re not talking about swelling from arthritis or from spraining a finger; we’re talking about non-injury and non-medical swelling here—is often just a normal byproduct of ...

  6. Your Gout Guide: From Symptoms to Treatment - AOL

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    Numerous medical conditions that can cause similar symptoms to gout. This includes other types of inflammatory arthritis like RA, psoriatic arthritis, and septic arthritis.

  7. Psoriatic arthritis - Wikipedia

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    Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a long-term inflammatory arthritis that occurs in people affected by the autoimmune disease psoriasis. [1] [2] The classic feature of psoriatic arthritis is swelling of entire fingers and toes with a sausage-like appearance ("sausage digit"). [3]

  8. Ingrown nail - Wikipedia

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    Bumping of an affected toe can cause pain as the nail's surrounding tissue is punctured further. Ingrown nails can become easily infected unless care is taken early to treat the condition. Signs of infection include redness and swelling of the area around the nail, drainage of pus, and watery discharge tinged with blood. The main symptom is ...

  9. Diseases of the foot - Wikipedia

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    Ingrown toe nail is a disorder where the nail starts to grow into the soft fleshy area of the toe. It causes intense redness, pain and swelling. Ingrown toe nails often affect the big toe. The best treatment for ingrown toe nails is to get the nail partially or completely removed. [6]