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What Causes Darkening Painful Toe Nails?
good morning my name is Sam belue my wife has a toe Nail which is turning dark and she says it hurts , I don t know if its a hangnail or has something to do with when she Stubbed it a couple of months ago and had a little bit of asphalt underneath.I thought we had cleaned it thoroughly.how should we proceed?
Mon, 20 Apr 2020
Hi,
There may be blood collected underneath the nail due to trauma. It is called subungual hematoma. If there is pain,take pain killer. Take vitamin C 500 mg thrice a day for long time. As the nail grows,the clot of blood will also progress distally. And the time will come when the clot will be removed automatically,and the condition will clear. So, have patience and let the time pass.
Hope this helps.
Dr.Ilyas Patel,Dermatologist
There may be blood collected underneath the nail due to trauma. It is called subungual hematoma. If there is pain,take pain killer. Take vitamin C 500 mg thrice a day for long time. As the nail grows,the clot of blood will also progress distally. And the time will come when the clot will be removed automatically,and the condition will clear. So, have patience and let the time pass.
Hope this helps.
Dr.Ilyas Patel,Dermatologist
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