 [ Symptoms ] does bursitis in the elbow cause the arm hand and fingers to swell  the elbow was treated two weeks ago with a steriod injection and prescription ibubrofin the swelling never completely went away nor the pain now the pain has increased and the swelling has moved into the arm hand and fingers the pain is great and the elbow is still red and swollen also [ Disease ] penicillin is the drug of choice for strep so maybe there was a group b streptococcal infection discovered prenatally that needed treatment this is relatively common this is just a guess however your son and his gf can certainly answer that question if they want to you to know