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 Arthritis and osteoarthritis of small joints may affect the thumb joint. It may lead to thumb swelling, pain and restricted thumb movement. Together with thumb, other fingers may also get affected with Arthritis.  Thumb tendonitis and bursitis can also cause inflammation and pain in the thumb.
Broken, or fractured, fingers are among the most common injuries and can cause pain, swelling and bruising. Symptoms of a finger infection can include redness, swelling, burning, pain, pus, or fever. A skin abscess, or boil, is a swollen, painful, red and warm lump of skin that may rupture and drain pus. Angioedema is swelling under the skin often appearing around the eyes and lips.