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Are splinter hemorrhages in fingernails a sign of leukemia?
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Not necessarily. A splinter hemorrhage could result from trauma. The usual disease one thinks of on seeing splinter hemorrhage is bacterial endocarditis. Visit this site for info and talk to your doctor: https://www.healthline.com/health/splinter-hemorrhages Wish you good health!
Answered 4/7/2021
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no as i remember splinter hemorrhages are a sign of subacute bacterial endocarditis, or trichinosis
Answered 4/8/2021
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