Why are King Charles III's fingers red and swollen?

Since the death of Queen Elizabeth, the eyes of the whole world have been turned to her son, the incoming King Charles III, and all those eyes have noticed one particularly strange thing - his fingers are swollen and improbably red.

We asked our doctor why this was happening

Dr. Liora Barzeg Peru

11/09/2022

Sunday, September 11, 2022, 10:22 am Updated: 10:40 am

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King Charles III in his first statement to the nation (Reuters)

The kingdom is in turmoil, again, and this time because of King Charles III.

Naturally, since the death of Queen Elizabeth, the incoming king has been photographed a lot, and in all those photos one thing stood out - very red and swollen fingers.

Naturally, the media in Britain do not stop dealing with the strange phenomenon, raising speculations that it is a sign that the incoming king's health is not good.

But the truth is that there are quite a few reasons that can cause fingers to look like this, and most of them are not worrisome.

The most likely possibility for swollen fingers is edema, a condition that is familiar to almost every woman who has been pregnant and also to older people.

Edema is a condition in which fluid accumulates in the limbs, usually in the legs and ankles, but also in the hands and fingers.

It doesn't look good, but it's not really dangerous either.

Charles' swollen fingers (Photo: GettyImages, Max Mumby/Indigo/)

Edema is a common condition in people over the age of 65, and the accumulation of fluids can be caused by an excess of fluids (such as during pregnancy), by difficulty keeping the fluids in the blood vessels (sometimes due to liver diseases that cause a disturbance in the proteins that hold the fluids), due to a disturbance in the salts that disturb the balance in the vessels the blood, or from a disorder in the removal of fluids (such as in kidney disease).

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Another reason for redness and swelling can be joint disease (arthritis).

This is also a common disease in people over the age of 60 and is usually manifested in the joints of the fingers.

The fingers become stiff, painful and swollen.

Medication can help with the pain, but does not completely cure.

There is another type of arthritis called Renaud's disease, which causes the fingers to change colors - red, blue and white, and is sometimes called "French flag disease".

It is not known what causes Renaud's disease, but apparently it is a connective tissue disease (similar to lupus) in which the fingers change colors in response to cold or stress.

Other possible causes of swelling can be the use of certain medications that can cause the phenomenon.

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