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Dr. Jonathan Posner answered. Trauma: A dark line that runs vertically down the nail can indicate that you might have traumatized the nail matrix (the area where the nail starts growing). Other possibilities are fungus, melanoma and genetics. See your doc for a full evaluation. Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed.
Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency. what causes a very thin vertical black line down thumb nail?: Nail line: Usually it is a normal variant. Sometimes a mole or even a.
Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency. i have a small single black line on the tip of my fingernail. it looks like a small splinter...what could it be?: Splinter hemorrhage: It's called a splinter hemorrhage.
Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency. i have a small black spot under my thumb fingernail, what is it ?: Have it evaluated: Have it evaluated. It is often nothing but it may b.
Probably pigment: It most likely is non malignant melanonychia. The most serious would be a cancerous lesion, although this is very rare. There are many more probably reasons why your nail has this dark line. Please have it evaluated by a doctor. 0_o: It can mean multiple things, from trauma, to mycotic nails, to many many more.
Melanonychia: Melanonychia is brown or black pigmentation of the nail unit. Melanonychia commonly presents as pigmented band arranged lengthwise along the nail unit, and this presentation is known as longitudinal melanonychia (lm) or melanonychia striata. The most concerning cause of melanonychia is subungual melanoma, although a variety of ...
Melanonychia: Longitudinal melanonychia is a brown-to-black line within the nail. It is frequently seen in patients with darker skin types and often on multiple nails. It can be seen in certain syndromes (e.g., laugier-hunziker) or due to medications. Rarely, it can represent a melanoma (cancer) of the nail and so should be evaluated by a ...
Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency. dark or black vertical line on nail beds 19 year old african american i tend to bite my nails a lot too.my aunt has the same thing.should i worry?????: Melanonychia.:
I am african american and the uv nail dryer is turning my hands dark. I started using broad spectrum uva uvb sunscreen and it is not helping.? African am. 4 yr old son has black straight line on ring finger under the nail. Has been there for 1 month and starts at nailbed to top. Not injured?
Dr. Jeffrey Bowman answered. Black toe nails: Black colored toenails could be from trauma, fungus , hematoma and even a rare form of cancer. See a podiatrist for a biopsy to play it safe. Answered 1/3/2019. 5.1k views.