Finger joint pain can be caused by injury, inflammation due to lupus or arthritis, or conditions like hammertoe. Symptoms of sprains, hammertoe, and arthritis are described, as well as the additional symptoms of lupus.
Finger joint pain that gets worse when you move your finger may be due to a recent injury, such as a sprain or a condition known as hammertoe. Painful finger joints can also be a symptom of inflammation due to lupus or arthritis in the fingers. In the absence of injuries, an individual experiencing pain symptoms elsewhere in the body might actually experience early symptoms of arthritis or lupus along with pain in the finger joints.
One of the main symptoms of a sprained finger is joint pain. However, other symptoms are likely to be present at the same time, such as tenderness throughout the finger and swelling. A finger sprain is characterized by torn ligaments that cause pain in the finger joints, especially when you move the finger. Individuals are likely to feel the tug immediately, or if engaged in a high adrenaline activity, a person may not feel the tug until later, but will likely be able to trace it back to a specific cause or event.
A similar condition, which also causes pain in the finger joints, is known as hammer toe or basketball toe. This condition is caused by a ligament that has been torn or stretched, and in some cases, the finger may have suffered a hairline fracture. In addition to pain in the finger joints, however, a person with hammer toe will not be able to fully extend the injured toe, and it will also appear red and swollen.
If finger joint pain is due to arthritis, a person may or may not be able to trace the pain back to a specific event. Also, pain may occur in a joint that was injured a long time ago and that otherwise appears to have healed before the pain began. If arthritis is the cause, your joints are likely to feel swollen and may even feel slightly feverish. If the bone or cartilage appears to be enlarged, this could also be an indication that the pain in the finger joints is due to arthritis. When you feel pain in your wrist or similar pain in other joints throughout your body, it is more likely that rheumatoid arthritis or some other form of this disease is the cause.
Another autoimmune disease, lupus, can also cause pain in the finger joints. However, other symptoms such as facial rashes, fever, and sensitivity to light are also likely to affect an individual with this disease. Symptoms may also come and go, or feel very bad at times and lessen at other times.
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