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I had one prong of a fork go about 3/4 of the way down under my thumb nail. i've cleaned it, but do i need to worry about an infection under my nail?
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Yes: This is probably not going to occur, but you should watch carefully and at any sign of redness, pain, swelling, discharge (particularly of pus) you should go and see a hand specialist. Good luck.
Answered 1/5/2019
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