Suggest treatment for purple discoloration in finger due to an injury
Patient: My husband smashed his pinky finger today at work about 14 hours ago. He just told me what happened. about 30 mins or so after smashing his finger he got a pain in the back of his neck. he stated that he does not have anpain in the back of his neck now, but about 1/2 of his finger is purple. He has a blood clot in his leg and is on coumadin. he has had the blood clot for about 7 years now. his blood pressure is 127/76 pulse is 95. Doctor: Hi, Purple discoloration after the increase simply means there is blood deposit in your finger. Do you have any X-rays of it? As it might be a fracture or a soft tissue injury which should be confirmed. If not then please get the X-ray done, apply ice pack and this discoloration may takes 15 days to go off. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Regards, Dr. Jaideep Gaver, Orthopedic Surgeon