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Out of nowhere i have orange/rust coloring at the base of my fingers on my left hand. just two fingers. i havent eaten an excess of carrots or anything like that and its not stained. no self tanners or anything. kind of worried??

Q: out of nowhere i have orange/rust coloring at the base of my fingers on my left hand. just two fingers. i havent eaten an excess of carrots or anything like that and its not stained. no self tanners or anything. kind of worried??

: If it's not from a dye, I would also suspect taking of vitamins, supplements or eating orange or yellow vegetables other than carrots, in your case.

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If it's not from a dye, I would also suspect taking of vitamins, supplements or eating orange or yellow vegetables other than carrots, in your case.

Answered 11/22/2022

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A member asked:

Out of nowhere i have orange/rust coloring at the base of my fingers on my left hand. just two fingers. i havent eaten an excess of carrots or anything like that and its not stained. no self tanners or anything. kind of worried??

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Donald Colantino answered

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