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What Causes Brownish Black And Raised Toenails In A Child?

My 5 year old sons toe nails recently are brownish black. He hasn t had any serious injury to them. He showers most everyday. Any ideas? They don t seem to bother him either. It seems to be from left to right and on bottom half of toenail. Also seems to be raised
Thu, 5 Nov 2015
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Hi...brownish black toe nails isolatedly could be a normal variant if it is not bothering the kid. But sometime it could be a spatulate nails of iron deficiency anemia but in this case it should be all the nails and not only toe nails. I suggest you consult your kid's dermatologist for this.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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What Causes Brownish Black And Raised Toenails In A Child?

Hi...brownish black toe nails isolatedly could be a normal variant if it is not bothering the kid. But sometime it could be a spatulate nails of iron deficiency anemia but in this case it should be all the nails and not only toe nails. I suggest you consult your kid s dermatologist for this. Regards - Dr. Sumanth