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Caught my thumb in car door 3 months ago, it turned black+blue straight away the nail was not damaged but now its grown away from my nail bed

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Dr. Howard Shapiro answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Nephrology & Dialysis

See surgeon: You have a lump under the nail that is from blood under the nail. If it is still liquid a surgeon can poke a hole in the nail to let it out. Otherwise he/she may need to remove all or part of the nail to clean it out

Dr Juchau and another doctor agreed

Answered 3/3/2015

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A member asked:

Caught my thumb in car door 3 months ago, it turned black+blue straight away the nail was not damaged but now its grown away from my nail bed

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Howard Shapiro answered

Dr Juchau and another doctor agreed

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