Symptom: Hand swelling

Hand swelling: Swelling of one or both hands
Detailed cause information for symptom: Hand swelling:

Possible causes of symptom: Hand swelling (20 conditions)

Medical conditions causing symptom: Hand swelling (16 conditions)

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Types of Hand swelling: swollen finger (3)
Symptoms related to Hand swelling: hand pain (8), arm swelling (0), elbow swelling (0), finger swelling (3), wrist swelling (3), wrist pain (1), swelling (281)
Hand swelling type of: Swelling symptoms (281)
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Possible causes of symptom: Hand swelling: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Hand swelling as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Hand injury
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Hypothyroidism
Axillary vein thrombosis
Hand swelling as part of general swelling:
- Lymphedema
- Pregnancy - causes general swelling including the hands
- Premenstrual syndrome - may cause general puffiness.
- See also causes of swelling, edema
Enlarged hands (see Hand symptoms)
- Acromegaly - causes hand enlargement rather than swelling.
- Gigantism - causes large hands
- Obesity
- Hypothyroidism
- Manual labor - causing muscular growth of the hands.
See also causes of wrist swelling, swelling, edema

Conditions listing symptoms: Hand swelling: The following list of conditions have 'Hand swelling' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.