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Nail bruise
Bleeding under the nail is almost always caused by trauma. It can be quite painful as the fingertips have lots of nerve endings causing pain. The bleeding under the nail can separate the nail from the underlying nailbed, but the nail usually regrows. But it can take 4-6 months. If there has been no trauma, discoloration under the nail can rarely be due to a type of skin cancer. Get checked out.
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Really painful under the nail bruise! any help?
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How do you treat a finger nail bruise?
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How do you tell the difference between a toe nail bruise and a subungal melanoma? melanoma
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I shut my thumb in a car door and my nail is bruised will my nail still grow ?
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A 19-year old female asked:
One of my dogs bit by hand about a month ago. She bit into my thumbnail and there two little cuts/splits in my nail that aren't all the way across the nail but just stop in the middle of my nail. Its bruised but doesn't really hurt. What do I do?
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A 32-year old male asked:
My toe nail looks bruised but theres a little black spot in the area where its not bruised, any reasons why?
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A 28-year old female asked:
My toe nail has been black and blue now for a month. Walked a lot and the nail felt bruised at the beginning. Doesnt hurt now. Is that bad? Old blood?
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A 23-year old female asked:
My big toe nail was bruised and is now falling off . The nail is about 50 % detached the part that is stuck hurts. Should I see primary or podiatrist?
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What should I do about my bruised nail?
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How long does it take a bruised nail to heal?
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My toe nail has been bruised for nearly 3 months. What else could cause a bruised appearance?
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Help docs! my toe nail is partially bruised. How do I cure this?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why has my toe nail started to bruise after walking and hiking?
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A female asked:
A couple days ago I smashed my finger in my car door, nail is really bruised, tip of finger is a little numb and white. Can't bend it.
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A 40-year old female asked:
I have not hurt my big toe, right, but all underneath the nail it looks bruised. It's not sore at all?!
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A 55-year old female asked:
I was pushing something with my thumb. This broke the nail. It is bruised, swollen, throbbing and started oozing. what will help it heal?
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A 37-year old asked:
Do bruises dead nails ever grow back?
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Would it be ok to put a false nail ontop of a bruised fingernail. Or might it take the whole nail off?
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How can you care for a bruised thumb nail?
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I have a bruised toe nail. Could it fall off?
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How long does a bruised toe nail last?
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