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My big toe is green, purple, and black. i dropped a table on it yesterday. is it broken? or will i lose my nail?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Michael Finkelstein answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Possible: Broken. Nail will probably be lost to a new nail see your doctor to be sure

Answered 6/24/2014

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Dr. David Hettinger answered

Specializes in Podiatry

Tough to say...: See a podiatrist for an evaluation. It could be broken, and I can usually predict if someone will lose a nail.

Dr Maes and another doctor agreed

Answered 7/16/2014

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