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A member asked:
My dad has had black decaying looking fingers. what is the cause of it?
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See a doctor: A doctor needs to look at them. If he is a smoker he needs to quit. And I sure hope they are not infected now turning gangrenous. Has he worked in manual labor? or come into contact with chemicals frequently?
Answered 3/2/2016
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