No redness - painful burning sensation on skin of knuckles and finger joints

Hi, the joints and the knuckles on both my hands are burning like crazy when i touch even warm water to them ... there's no real redness and skin lotion doesnt really help.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
These burning sensations on the knuckles and joints can be due to heat burns, arthritis like osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, metabolic disorders like diabetes, hypothyroidism, and hypoparathyroidism. They can also be due to peripheral vascular disease, vitamin B12 deficiency or malnutrition.

Get your blood sugar and thyroid hormones levels evaluated. You can take some vit B12 for some days and see if the symptoms are gone or not.

In case the symptoms persist then please consult a neurologist as it can be due to some neurological disorder. Hope it helps. Take care and regards.