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I've had splinter hemorrhages since a few years, i bit my nails a lot, can it be the cause?i have very little ones on two fingers and microscopic one
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Yes: Your observed hemorrhages must be a local injury. If due to a heart infection or systemic disease you would have serious symptoms.
Answered 10/9/2016
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