James Best as Deputy Roscoe P. Coltrane in âThe Dukes of Hazzard,â hugging Flash. James Best, whose prolific career included 83 movies and 600 TV shows but is best remembered for portraying Rosco P. Coltrane, the bumbling sheriff of Hazzard County, died late Monday in Hickory at age 88.
1 Insect bites and stings can also cause thumb swelling. Local inflammation, itching, burning and swelling can result after an insect bite, it may persist for few hours before healing on its own.  Infection of the thumb can also cause its swelling. It can be a secondary infection due to trauma and cut on the thumb.
A swollen finger can occur due to many reasons, 1  Cause for swollen finger includes injury, infection, repetitive motion and broken finger. 2  Nail biting also causes serious infections. 3  Paronychia is another condition where pus is formed below the nail and skin leading to a inflammation and redness around the area.