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What is it????

I use to bite my nails untill I started to get what I guess was puss pocket under my nails and I stopped biting my nails but contineud to bite around my finger nails. Just one side of my thumb is now swollen, warm to the touche, and hurts to even move it. My arm and my hand is starting to hurt as well. What is the problem?
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Chewing on you fingers could have caused a bacterial infection, it would be best for you to go to the doctor to get it checked out before it becomes too serious, if you let it go on too long you might have to have parts or all of the finger taken off
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  Hi take yourself to the Hospital , please let them have a look at it , take care
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