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Are Splinter Hemorrhages Dangerous

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Dr.     Bhanu Partap MD

splinter hemorrahy in capilliaries under finger nails ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhanu Partap ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney MD

I have been getting splinter hemorrhages on my finger nails on and off for the last 2 years. I trim ... hemorrhages mean more than what they actually are. I was tested for Lyme's, RA and Lupus... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney ( Dermatologist)
Dr.  Alokkalyani MD

I am a 60 year old woman. I have chronic, recurring splinter hemorrhages under all of my fingernails. I have been seen by rheuma-. derma. and cardiologists. Blood work and cardiac tests do not ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Alokkalyani ( Rheumatologist)
Dr.  Shailja Puri MD

Hello- I had a CBC with diff and platelets blood test done last week. I filed my nails hard and then had some splinter hemorrhages and I’m a hypochondriac. I was scared it was a leukemia . I take 50 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Sudarshan MD

fungal growth. I guess Iam looking for insight on this. Maybe they are splinter hemorrhages ? That is the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudarshan ( Dermatologist)

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Dr. Dholariya Sagar Jayantilal MD

Hi, I noticed that s I have splinter hemorrhages under my nails. I used to be a chronic nail bitter two months ago since I was 6 years old Should I take this seriously? I herd heart problems can cause ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dholariya Sagar Jayantilal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Jyothi B L MD

seeing splinter hemorrrhages on my thumbnails and big toe nails. My body seems to ache for no apparent ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jyothi B L ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr.  Nupur K MD

look like a typical lupus rash. I recently had pleurisy. I get multiple splinter hemorrhages, my cbc s are normal. chronic fatigue so severe I was started on provigal. I have constant pain and was... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nupur K ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Venkatesh S Pai MD

splinter hemorrhages but more a blot on the outer edge of the nail. Also, on waking up today, I felt ... View answer

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Dr. Dadapeer K MD

what are the retina appearance of an impending crvo? i have a retina case with slightly tortuous and dilated vessel along the superotemporal vascular arcade. there are active hyperfluorescent patches ... View answer

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