What should I do if my thumb hurts?

Thumb pain can be caused by trauma, but also can be seen in the nail groove inflammation, gout and other diseases. The specific treatment should be chosen according to the specific disease, and the main clinical treatment includes general treatment, drug treatment, surgical treatment and so on. 1. Trauma: if the finger abdomen unintentionally pricked or long-term extrusion, can cause epidermal or soft tissue damage, resulting in finger abdomen pain. At this time, the prick should be picked immediately and disinfected in time to avoid infection; for soft tissue injury, rest should be paid attention to, avoid contact with aggravating factors, and local hot compresses can be applied to relieve pain. 2. Nail groin infection: it is a kind of inflammation of peri-nail tissue, which can be caused by trauma, bacterial infection and other factors. The main symptoms can be seen in the affected area, redness, swelling and pain, and in severe cases, pus can be formed. Clinical treatment includes general treatment, drug treatment, surgical treatment, etc. Patients can take targeted antibiotics as prescribed by the doctor, common ones are levofloxacin and so on, and mupirocin ointment, fusidic acid cream and other medicines can also be used as prescribed by the doctor; if necessary, surgical treatments are carried out to drain the abscess and pull out the nail. 3. Gout: it is a kind of disease caused by high blood uric acid in the body, which can be caused by dietary disorders, drugs and other factors. The main symptoms can be seen in the joints and the surrounding skin temperature increases, pain, redness and swelling. Clinical treatment includes medication, surgery, etc. Patients can take colchicine, dexamethasone and other drugs as prescribed by the doctor for anti-inflammatory and analgesic purposes; and undergo surgical treatments such as removing gout stones and correcting deformed joints if necessary. If you have pain in the thumb, you should go to the hospital in time and undergo the relevant hospital examinations in order to clarify the cause of the disease and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment.