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Alternate Name(s): Fingernail hemorrhage ...... Splinter hemorrhages are small areas of bleeding (hemorrhage) under fingernails or toenails. They take the shape of straight lines and may be caused by damage to the blood vessels.
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Splinter hemorrhage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Splinter haemorrhages are tiny lines that run vertically under nails. Splinter hemorrhage is a nonspecific finding and can be associated with subacute bacterial endocarditis, scleroderma, Systemic lu...
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Learn about the causes of Splinter Hemorrhages and treatments for Splinter Hemorrhages in the Symptoms Dictionary at HowStuffWorks. ... Splinter hemorrhages are small areas of bleeding (hemorrhage) under fingernails or toenails. They take the shape of straight lines and may be caused by damage to the blood vessels.
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Splinter hemorrhages, Splinter hemorrhages are small areas of bleeding (hemorrhage) under fingernails or toenails. They take the shape of straight lines and may be caused by damage to the blood vessels. ... Splinter hemorrhages appear as narrow, red-to-reddish-brown hemorrhages beneath the nails. They run in the direction...
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Splinter hemorrhages appear as narrow, red to reddish-brown lines of blood beneath the nails. They run in the direction of nail growth and are named splinter hemorrhages because they look like a splinter beneath the fingernail.
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Splinter hemorrhages are thought to be a more specific indicator of endocarditis if they are present proximally rather than distally on the nail plate, and they are more common in subacute than acute infection.20 However, splinter hemorrhages occur in only about 15 percent of patients with endocarditis and may be...
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Thankfully, there is no pain or discomfort associated with splinter hemorrhages, other than the initial trauma that may have caused it, if that is the case. The only way you can tell you have a hemorrhage is by a visible red stain under the nail plate.
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Splinter hemorrhages Information from Drugs.com ... Splinter hemorrhages appear as narrow, red to reddish-brown lines of blood beneath the nails. They run in the direction of nail growth and are named splinter hemorrhages because they look like a splinter beneath the fingernail.
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