I had a very small bump on the top of the lower section of my finger. It didn't have any discoloration, pain, or itching - it was about the size and shape of a wart (but not 'crusty' like a wart). I didn't think anything of it, until after about 4 days a perfectly-shaped red circle started to develop around it (no texture, only a color change), and the skin between the bump and the circle was pale. It also hurt - not sharp pain, but deep throbbing that felt like it was coming from inside my finger instead of the skin. It swelled a bit but didn't itch.
A few days later, both the surrounding joints are quite swollen (can hardly move the finger as the base joint is so big) and the spot where the original bump was has a circle of itchy, blistered skin around it. The whole finger hurts; the skin problem is near the base, but if i press on something with the tip of the finger that also hurts.
Doctor said erythema multiforme - though it doesn't look right, as the swelling isn't explained
2007-02-19
14:20:14
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