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Do i need to see the doctor for an infected puncture wound under my fingernail?
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Yes: For appropriate antibiotics and incision and drainage to avoid spread to the bone and cause osteomyelitis and well as spread up the arm (lymphangitis with cellulitis).
Answered 12/13/2012
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