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What Do Black Strips Inside The Big Toenails On Both Feet Indicate?
Question: i have a black strip from top to bottom on the inside of my big toe nail, on both feet.
Brief Answer:
Longitudinal melanonychia
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I have gone through your complaints and reviewed the attached photographs.
It seems to be longitudinal melanonychia.
It has multiple causes the most common being racial (common in dark-skinned individuals), hereditary, certain drugs, subungal naevi and cyst and rarely carcinoma and malignant melanoma.
Since it is present on both the feet it seems to be benign in nature and nothing to worry about.
Still, you can consult a dermatologist and go for dermoscopic examination of the nails.
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Asmeet Kaur Sawhney, Dermatologist
Longitudinal melanonychia
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I have gone through your complaints and reviewed the attached photographs.
It seems to be longitudinal melanonychia.
It has multiple causes the most common being racial (common in dark-skinned individuals), hereditary, certain drugs, subungal naevi and cyst and rarely carcinoma and malignant melanoma.
Since it is present on both the feet it seems to be benign in nature and nothing to worry about.
Still, you can consult a dermatologist and go for dermoscopic examination of the nails.
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Asmeet Kaur Sawhney, Dermatologist
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