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A laceration of the nail bed causes bleeding into the constricted area underneath the hard nail plate. [1] The blood pools under the nail, giving a reddish, brownish, blueish, or grey/blackish discoloration. The blood puts pressure to the nailbed causing pain which can be throbbing in quality and disappears when the pressure on the nail bed is ...
A black line in your nail can be a sign of melanoma, or it can be a normal part of your nail bed. A woman's story can help you identify the difference. 'Bruise' turned out to be deadly melanoma ...
Green nail syndrome is an infection that can develop in individuals whose hands are frequently submerged in water resulting in discolouration of the nails from shades of green to black. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It may also occur as transverse green stripes that are ascribed to intermittent episodes of infection. [ 3 ]
Neoplasms of the nailbed may often present with paronychia, ingrown nail, onycholysis, pyogenic granuloma, nail-plate dystrophy, longitudinal erythronychia, bleeding, and discolorations. [ 1 ] : 792 There are various benign and malignant neoplasms that may occur in or overlying the nail matrix and in the nailbed, and symptoms may include pain ...
When a toe is broken by crushing, there is often also a subungual hematoma (bleeding/bruising of the nail bed, under the toenail). [4] If there is enough blood to cause pain, it can be drained to relieve the pain and avoid (temporarily) losing the nail. [4] Draining is usually done if the injury is less than 24 hours old.
Photo: Getty 1. The hard-to-clean area underneath your nail may cause your nails to be extra sensitive, especially if an MMA-based acrylic (Methyl Methacrylate) is used. Though they've been banned ...
Chevron nail (herringbone nail) Chromhidrosis (colored sweat) Chronic paronychia; Cicatricial alopecia; Clubbing (drumstick fingers, Hippocratic fingers, watch-glass nails) Congenital onychodysplasia of the index fingers; Disseminate and recurrent infundibulofolliculitis; Erosive pustular dermatitis of the scalp (erosive pustular dermatosis of ...
A Taiwanese woman shared pictures of her finger-like toes on Friday that have since sent the internet into a tailspin. The original post, ...