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Fingernail injury
Fingernail injury
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
Symptoms
Related questions
A 37-year old female asked:
What could cause blood under fingernails. With no injury?
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A 37-year old female asked:
The past 5 years or so I have noticed speratic hemorrhage splinters under 1 or 2 of my fingernails. not from injury or known endocarditis. Any advice?
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A 18-year old male asked:
When u suffer a injury where u are going to lose ur fingernail will the 2nd nail hurt while growing in? How long does it take a new nail to grow in?
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A 20-year old female asked:
My daughter is 14 months old && her pinky fingernail fell off. What could this mean? No injury or trauma and she isn't in any pain. H e l p !
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A female asked:
Three days ago my left index finger started turning purple and hurting fingernail now it's for work and fingers and their injury and then I'm a sales ?
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A 37-year old female asked:
37yr old female - have tiny red streaks under one index fingernail. Dont remember any injury. Was just a dot but now growing into streaks. No pain. Should I see primary care or dermatologist?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Injury to finger, nail removed ?
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A 18-year old male asked:
I had an injury on my forehead when I was a child by scratching with my finger nails so hard as a part of a game.The injury was healed but the new skin is darker than the surrounding.It appears as a vertical line on my forehead.It has been 8 years?
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A 46-year old asked:
What is white crest of a fingernail?
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A 44-year old asked:
How can I keep my fingernails healthy?
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A member asked:
What causes dark lines under fingernails?
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A 33-year old asked:
What do you do when your fingernail breaks?
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A 40-year old asked:
Is there a medical term for the fingernail?
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A 46-year old asked:
Any reasons why my fingernails turn blue easily?
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A 46-year old asked:
What causes fingernails to fall off occasionally?
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A 22-year old asked:
What are the little white marks on my fingernails?
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A 35-year old asked:
What would cause horizontal ridges on fingernails?
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A 29-year old female asked:
What might cause horizontal ridges on the fingernails?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I don't have moons on my fingernails. What does that mean?
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A 50-year old asked:
My fingernails seem to be getting softer and thinner. Why is this?
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A 38-year old asked:
What causes bumps in fingernails?
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A 42-year old asked:
How can you stop biting fingernails?
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A 18-year old asked:
What can purple fingernails determine ?
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A 53-year old female asked about a 53-year old female:
How to take care fingernails during chemo?
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A 59-year old female asked:
What causes ridges and bumps on fingernails?
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A 46-year old male asked:
How do you rid yourself of bumpy fingernails?
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A 20-year old female asked:
How do u take out a fingernail form your gum?
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A 49-year old asked:
How do I break the habit of biting fingernails?
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A 37-year old asked:
What should I do for this fungus in my fingernail?
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A 38-year old asked:
What do you call the white line on the fingernail?
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