Swelling of the second joint of the middle finger may be caused by trauma, rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis and so on.
1. Trauma: when the middle finger is hit, it is easy to cause soft tissue damage, which in turn causes the destruction of muscle ligaments, resulting in the swelling of the second joint of the middle finger as well as pain, and there may be a fracture of the second joint.
2. Rheumatoid arthritis: Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic immune system disease, which can be manifested in any part of the body, and when the normal body tissues are attacked, it will produce inflammatory reaction, which can be manifested in the second joint of the middle finger, such as pain, stiffness, and swelling.
3. Gouty arthritis: Gouty arthritis is usually associated with urate deposition and abnormal purine metabolism. When urate is deposited in the second joint of the middle finger, it will show symptoms such as enlargement, pain and redness of the second joint of the middle finger.
Swelling of the second joint of the middle finger has many causes, if accompanied by underlying diseases, patients must pay attention to the control of the corresponding indicators in the normal range, such as gout patients should drink more water in moderation, take medication on time, control the body of uric acid within a reasonable range.
Persistent swelling of the second joint of the middle finger, should be timely to the hospital by the doctor to identify the cause of the disease.