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Black marks on nails

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ohyesohyesoh · 01/05/2023 14:57

I don't know if I'm misremembering a thread on here but just want to double check. I seem to remember something along the lines of weird marks on your nails can mean something dodgy and should be checked by a dr.
I've attached three pics of three of my nails all with black marks under the nail.
I've had no trauma to the fingers , they all look like pencil lines under the nail.
Am I making it up about needed to be checked out, or have you heard it too??

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cathyandclare · 01/05/2023 15:01

I think they're called splinter haemorrhages- most commonly caused by trauma but a number pig other reasons dermnetnz.org/topics/splinter-haemorrhage

vestanesta · 01/05/2023 16:25

Not a dr etc etc but I have one of these and was at the drs about something else and showed her. She said fine and the concern tended to be when it started at the edge/base of the nail. Not a dr though so check

ohyesohyesoh · 01/05/2023 16:39

Thank you

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jeffersonsam · 02/05/2023 09:51

Don't worry about this issue in your body, because it is a common one. Sometimes it will appear because some objects or things hit your nails. I also facing this type of issues. Later few months that black mark vanished from my nails.

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