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A member asked:
Are splinter hemorrhages under the fingernails always indicative of endocarditis? some multiple on more than one finger.
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See below: Endocarditis is the most serious cause of splinter hemorrhages. Other common cause is trauma to the nail. Down the line are causes like vasculitis, and bleeding diathesis. See this site for more info. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003283.htm
Answered 1/25/2015
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