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Smashed Cuticle And Pus Under Nail

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Dr.  Nishad BN MD

Bump under nails of pinky and ring fingers, at back of nail towards cuticle. No separation of nail, no pain, no discoloration. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nishad BN ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Johny Chacko MD

. Would a subungual melanoma go away and come back or would my cuticle/nail consistently stay discolored? ..., not vertical collection of blood that arises from the cuticle. It always grows off... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Johny Chacko ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

, walked; no pain. Then today after exercise; pus appeared under the top of the toe and at the cuticle bed. I use peroxide to clean it and soaked and covered again. The nail... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia MD

Hi i had a nail salon appointment yesterday and i had an existing cuticle cut before going, my technican made the cuticle cut bleed with her electronic nail drill file. She had used the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia ( Dermatologist)
Dr.   Sudhir MD

My small toe nail cuticle has detached from toe nail. Toe is red swollen and hot. I have been soaking in warm salt water and using a steroid and a fungal cream. It is improving.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

Hi, I smashed my finger between a wall and a couch on Thursday. My nail is completely black and under my cuticle my finger is red and puffy (perhaps filled with pus).... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD

. Cuticle is proper color but raised from nail. There seems to be a bit of pus and a slightly flaky fleshy tissue under cuticle and skin. Not real painful unless pressed... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilyas Patel ( Dermatologist)
Dr.  Munish Sood MD

I smashed my finger in the car door, its obviously bruised, but there isn t excessive bleeding under the nail. The slam broke the skin and may have broken the nail right under the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Munish Sood ( Ayurveda Specialist)
Dr.  Zakia Riaz MD

I smashed my index finger in a door a couple of weeks ago. About 50% of the nail had blood under it, and the cuticle area was red with blood. The nail is growing normally, no pain,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Zakia Riaz ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Alpana Rani MD

I smashed my middle finger with the garage door 6 days ago. The finger is bruised and cut across the cuticle at the top of the nail. I have been able to drain the blood from under the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Alpana Rani ( General & Family Physician)