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Why Do My Nails Split Vertically And Sometimes Bleed?

Thank you. My question is in dermatology: my tomb on both hand time to time is splitting by vertical and cause, not significant, but pain, which I feel. I visit a doctor and he gave me Protopic a cream done in Japan to apply around my nails and it is will come out a new nail. Some times it is bleeding.To me, it is coming out much often, then not to say so. What is the cause; why is happen? Please, respond to my to: YYYY@YYYY Thank you greatly.
posted on Thu, 10 Apr 2014
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Hi,

I think that most probably you may be having infection of nail folds. So, there may be be swelling and fissuring of nail folds. It is called paronychia. The condition may be for long time and relapsing. Consult the dermatologist for the perfect diagnosis. By complete investigations, internal diseases may be ruled out. Take a course of antibiotics under observation of doctor. That may be repeated if the relapse occurs.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ilyas Patel, Dermatologist
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Why Do My Nails Split Vertically And Sometimes Bleed?

Hi, I think that most probably you may be having infection of nail folds. So, there may be be swelling and fissuring of nail folds. It is called paronychia. The condition may be for long time and relapsing. Consult the dermatologist for the perfect diagnosis. By complete investigations, internal diseases may be ruled out. Take a course of antibiotics under observation of doctor. That may be repeated if the relapse occurs. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ilyas Patel, Dermatologist