Finger nodule

　　The causes of finger nodules include external trauma infection or internal organ fire toxicity. Due to the accumulation of fire toxicity, blood coagulation and toxicity, obstruction of meridians and collaterals, and excessive heat causing flesh decay, it leads to the onset of the disease. The predisposing factors are often external trauma, such as needle tip, bamboo, wood, fish bone injury, or insect bite injury, etc., leading to infection of toxic gas. Internal factors include internal organ heat accumulation, the struggle between the two pathogenic factors, obstruction between the skin and flesh, leading to blood and Qi stasis, obstruction of meridians and collaterals, and the onset of the disease. The symptoms are often due to the interconnectedness of the ten fingers, causing severe pain and functional impairment of the finger joints. If it is easy to ulcerate and abscess, it is considered favorable. If the swelling does not subside and spreads upwards and downwards, involving the entire finger and tendons, or extends to the palm, or is accompanied by symptoms of 'snake venom running yellow', it is considered unfavorable.

　　If the abscess has formed in the finger nodule, it should be incised and drained promptly to remove the pus. If it is not treated in time, it may damage the finger and palm tendons and skin, or be accompanied by symptoms such as 'snake venom running yellow'. The nodule on the finger varies in symptoms depending on the location of onset and the morphological differences of the affected finger, as well as the severity of the condition.

　　The nodule on the finger varies in symptoms depending on the location of onset and the morphological differences of the affected finger, as well as the severity of the condition. There are many names given by medical experts throughout history, which are very mixed, such as snake head nodule, snake eye nodule, heavenly snake venom, heavenly snake head, water snake head, water snake head nodule, snake joint nodule, nail joint heavenly snake, diseased snake joint, snake belly nodule, snake back nodule, wormy joint nodule, finger joint inflammation, diseased scab, snail nodule, inch nodule, loach boil, loach abscess, loach nodule, fish belly boil, fish belly toxicity, fish belly nodule, middle joint nodule, amputated finger, amputated finger nodule, adjusting boil, adjusting abscess, adjusting bean, along nail nodule, eel belly nodule, etc.

　　The pain is often due to the interconnectedness of the ten fingers, causing the affected finger to swell and become inflamed, making it difficult to bear the pain and impairing the function of the finger joints. If it is easy to ulcerate and abscess, it is considered favorable. If the swelling does not subside and spreads upwards and downwards, involving the entire finger and tendons, or extends to the palm, or is accompanied by symptoms of 'snake venom running yellow', it is considered unfavorable.

　　Digital abscess is caused by the accumulation of fire toxin, blood coagulation and toxin stagnation, obstruction of meridians and collaterals, and excessive heat causing flesh decay. The common cause is trauma, such as needle tip, bamboo, wood, fish bone injury, or insect bite infection.It is a suppurative infection that occurs on the fingers. Pay attention to hygiene in daily life, wash hands frequently, and keep them dry..

　　Digital abscess can be diagnosed through observation, listening, asking, and touching. The syndrome often occurs on the surface of the skin, resembling millet, with a firm root and a deep, nail-like shape. If it is a facial abscess, it appears on the face, with an initial sensation of itching or numbness, gradually showing redness, swelling, heat, and pain, with severe cases having aversion to cold, fever, constipation, red urine, thirst, rapid pulse, and yellow greasy coating. If it is a nail abscess, it often starts on one side of the edge near the nail, with mild redness, swelling, heat, and pain, and then suppurates, spreading to the other side, with the nail back showing yellow or grayish white suppurative signs, with a rapid or flat pulse and yellow coating. If it is a digital abscess with yellow-toothed pus, the abscess top will be black and sunken without pus, the surrounding skin color will be dark red, with high fever, headache, irritability, drowsiness, skin petechiae, a surging rapid pulse, and yellow rough coating.

　　In addition to conventional treatment, attention should also be paid to the following aspects of diet: patients should pay attention to light and balanced diet, finger abscess is suitable for yellow ant and dried lychee. Patients should also avoid spicy and刺激性 foods.

　　The treatment of digital abscess can be feasible with methods of clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Oral treatments include Xianfang Huoming Drink, Gejie Pill, and Yinhua Detox Soup, etc. In the early stage, it is advisable to use realgar external application or grind 2 grams of realgar and 1 gram of dahurian angelica into fine powder, add half of the bile juice from a pig's gallbladder, mix with the previous medicine, wrap the finger tightly to eliminate the abscess. Alternatively, take one centipede, grind it into powder, and apply it with pig's bile juice. Or use a piece of white radish, dig a hole and add 1 gram of realgar, steam it half-cooked and wrap the affected finger, or take Wu梅Balls, chew them and apply them to the finger. Digital abscess is a suppurative infection that occurs on the fingers. Qianhu can be used to treat digital abscess, and the method is to grind a moderate amount of qianhu, soak it in 75% alcohol, seal it for 3 days in summer and 5 days in winter, apply it externally to the affected area, about half a centimeter thick, wrap it with plastic film, secure it with adhesive tape, and change the medicine once a day. For those with more pus, change the medicine twice a day.