Swelling and pain in the fingers when making a fist can be due to a number of reasons. For example, rheumatoid arthritis, trauma, tenosynovitis and other causes.
1. Rheumatoid arthritis: it is generally believed that after streptococcal infection, the antibodies produced in the body against these bacterial components, cross-interacting with the relevant antigens of their own connective tissues and myocardium, forming immune complexes, causing inflammatory reactions, which leads to the swelling and pain in the fingers when making a fist.
2. Trauma: when the patient’s fingers are contused, cut, crushed and other traumatic injuries, finger muscles, tendons and other tissues are damaged, resulting in swelling and pain in the fingers when making a fist.
3. Tenosynovitis: it is a chronic aseptic inflammatory change in the tendon sheath due to repeated mechanical friction, etc., which may cause pain and swelling in the hand. When it comes to the fingers, there will be the symptom of swelling and pain when you make a fist.
It is recommended to consult a doctor for standardized treatment under the guidance of a doctor when the fingers are swollen and painful when making a fist.