Swelling and thickening of the finger joints are mostly considered to be caused by rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis of the fingers, gout and other diseases.
1. Rheumatoid arthritis: rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease, the cause of which is mainly related to genetic, autoimmune, infection and other factors. Patients mainly show symptoms such as swelling, thickening and pain in proximal interphalangeal joints and metacarpophalangeal joints.
2. Finger arthritis: finger arthritis is a chronic joint disease that occurs in the fingers, and its nature is degenerative changes. Patients mainly manifested as finger joint pain, swelling and thickening and other symptoms.
3. Gout: Gout is a disease caused by high blood uric acid level that causes uric acid crystals to be deposited in the joints, and it occurs in the metacarpal fingers, fingers and other parts of the body. Patients will appear one or more joints red, swollen and painful symptoms, some patients will appear finger joints swollen and painful phenomenon of coarsening.
There are many causes of swollen and painful finger joints, it is recommended to go to the rheumatology and immunology department of the regular hospital, to clarify the cause of the disease and then standardize the treatment.