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Brown spot in nail?

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More history: If recent, maybe trauma? Could also be a pigmented lesion, ranging from a benign mole to a melanoma! so, need more history; how long there, trauma?

Dr Fox agreed

Answered 12/3/2012

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

May be a: subungual hematoma. Blood under nail from trauma. However, can't say with evaluation.

Answered 11/2/2018

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