Swollen pinky may be caused by trauma, gout, tenosynovitis, etc. It can be treated by physical therapy, medication and local closure.
1. Trauma: it may be soft tissue contusion, vasodilatation, soft tissue exudation caused by trauma, resulting in swelling of the little finger, accompanied by symptoms of pain, can be taken within 48 hours after the injury to reduce the blood flow of local ice to reduce swelling treatment, to keep the affected finger elevated, and later infrared irradiation can be applied to promote the swelling and recovery.
2. Gout: may be due to purine metabolism disorders, uric acid excretion disorders. There may be symptoms such as swelling, deformation and dysfunction of the little finger, which can be treated with drugs such as celecoxib and colchicine.
3. Tenosynovitis: it may be that frequent activities of the little finger cause repeated friction of the tendon in the tendon sheath, edema, tendon thickening and symptoms of pain, can be treated with medicines such as Nimesulide, Loxoprofen sodium tablets and so on, and it is recommended to take local closed treatment if the effect of medication is not great.
Therefore, patients with swollen pinky should go to the hospital as soon as possible, and actively cooperate with the doctor for treatment after diagnosis.