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Nail injury
damage to the the keratinized covering on tips of fingers and toes .
Dr. Heidi Fowler reviewed this
27 year experience in Psychiatry
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A 40-year old asked:
How long would it take for nail injury to heal?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Nail injury?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Can a nail injury on plica semilunaris heal?
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A 36-year old asked:
Possible thumb nail injury. What should I do?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Should i worry that a nail injury to my leg is red around the scratch?
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A 47-year old asked:
Toe nail injury -- nail attached, but nail bed exposed. What's the best treatment?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I had a toe nail injury where the nail is partly off...I noticed the skin under the nail has changed colors and it itches.Is this normal?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Pain in right middle fingertip+ nail. No injuries, discoloration or disfigurement.More pain with cold/heat, less with NSAIDs. Ideas? Sudden pain
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A 29-year old asked:
Blue/purple base of toe nail after injury. Will my nail fall off?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I have a small nail bed injury on the right side of my index finger only my left hand. is there anyway i can fix this at home?
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A 29-year old male asked about a 24-year old female:
I have an extremely painful toe specially at night. Looks swollen nd red however no signs of a fungus or ingrown nail or injuries. Please help.
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A 38-year old asked:
How can you cut your nails to avoid injury and infection?
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A 32-year old asked:
How to know if i need to remove my thumb nail after this injury?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Thumb nail uproot after injury. Suggest how to cure it and how much time will it take to recover.
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A 45-year old female asked:
Normal still bleeding/fluid discharge from toenail area 4 weeks after partial nail (ingrown from injury) removal. Toe is tender, red and swollen.
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A 21-year old female asked:
I had on acrylic nails and I broke my nail bed in half (injury), right now my nail bed is very short and i was wondering if its gonna grow back to normal. Or is this permanent?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I had on acrylic nails and I broke my nail bed in half (injury), right now my nail bed is very short and i was wondering if its gonna grow back to normal. I have a little fungus. Ive used tea tree oil. So will that go away too? Or is this permanent?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I have a black line on my nail that has showed up about a month ago. I'm not sure what it is. It was not caused by any injury. ?
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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 34-year old female asked:
Injury to finger, nail removed ?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I have a grey vertical line on my pointer finger. As the nail grows, the line is on the new nail . I've had no injury to the nail.
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A 65-year old female asked:
My big left toe nail is slightly blue. I dont recall any injury to it. Sometimes it looks normal but most of the time its blue. What can it be?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have a toe injury where the toe nail is partly off at the top... Can i clip it down or just leave it alone?
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A 54-year old female asked:
My big toenails turn yellow on and off, I do not wear nail polish on them, they do not hurt and I have had no injury. What are some medical causes?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Few years back my toe nail got crushed accidentally . It was not a major injury but since then my nail has been growing upwards. Can I correct the upward growth of the nail ?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I am a medical student in SA and gotten a HIV blood splash injury on my finger and nail, what are the chances of transmission?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I had a trauma injury in my toenail 4 months ago. The old nail is just partially detached but it is getting yellow. What should I do?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Why am I bleeding under my big toenail when theres no pain or no recent injury? I noticed it a week ago when I removed my nail polish.
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A 40-year old female asked:
I've had a dark horizontal line across the nail bed of my second toe. I thought it was just an injury at first but it's been there for a few months?
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A 53-year old asked:
The top of my big toenail is turning white and flaky. There is no pain or injury. It does not seem to be infected. The nail isgetting very thin and peeling. What could it be?
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