These conditions can also cause pain, swelling, and difficulty with daily tasks ... body and can cause symmetrical symptoms as it develops, meaning it may affect both hands at the same time. Other ...

Your son's hand swelling does not sound normal. If it was part of generalised swelling involving his feet, possibly ankles, face and some weight gain it could be a result of fluid retention.

Chloe Davies, 32, who lives in Bristol, has hereditary angioedema (HAE), which causes "spontaneous swelling attacks". "If my hand swelled up it would just keep going and going. Severe attacks can ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) causes a number of painful symptoms, including stiffness, visible swelling, and deformation of the joints in the fingers and hands ... is affected on both sides of ...