fingernail lifting from nail bed

I used it for about 2-3 weeks. my nails became hard but then some of my nails started lifting from the nailbed. Meaning the nailwhite is growing backwards and there is space between the nail and nailbed. When I did the hardener treatment it used to burn a little (I thought that was normal, as the description mention minor burning). I am letting my nails grow out and some got better but 2 are verry stubborn. I keep them clean and dry. I also try to clean between the space.

I had a mishap at work in which my nail of my third finger was pulled out from under the cuticle area, but left attached to the nail bed. Emergency Doctor froze my finger, removed the nail surgically, stitched my fingertip back together, then reinserted the 'dead' nail (after thorough clean/disinfect) and stitched it in place to protect the nail bed and serve as a semi soft splint. I am on day 11 since my accident, and have been diligent in the care of my finger.

My husband has had dark, almost purple color to his nails, primarily down by the bed of the nail. One doctor said it might be a side effect to one of his blood pressure meds. Another doctor thought it might be due to his hepatitis. Last year, when he was on his second therapy for Hep C, his hepatologist referred him to a dermatologist, who thought he might have cryoglobulinemia, which is a blood disorder that many people with hepatitis have. It was ruled out.

If fungal infection is present , the nail may detach from the nail bed which is not true in your case. So give this quite some time. Do not forcibly manipulate the nail to avoid injuring the area.

The enlarged picture is a bit blurred, but what I can see is that there is a redness and swelling along the nail bed. As you mention that it feels sore and hurts to press, it is highly likely that there is an infection. If there is a boil or abscess forming, the doctor may consider lancing the skin to draw out the rubbish. Make an urgent appointment to see your doctor, who will prescribe either an antibiotic cream for you to put on to the thumb, or antibiotic tablets.

Thought it was an ingrown toenail. Can lift both sides of nail and slide fingernail under. Cannot see nail digging in. Pain is halfway down side of nail on both sides. There was some tenderness under center of nail last week but is dissipating. No discoloration. Have stubbed toe several times in last few weeks. Tried cotton under nail edges, wouldn't stay. Used dental floss under edges and not really doing anything.

They are likely because these conditions are relatively more common than melanoma of the nail bed. Do not pick on this. Take a picture of the affected finger so you may have a reference when you have this assessed by your doctor in October. Take pictures every month and note the progress of the condition. A biopsy may be done here if the diagnosis appears to be elusive. Do not apply anything on the area.

I have checked the photograph and from the symptoms and photograph, the possibility of terry nail is less likely because the lanula of the nails is visible. In terry nails, the fingernails appear white with a characteristic "ground glass" appearance, with no lunula (the crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail). It is thought to be due to a decrease in vascularity. Hence there appears a red or brown distal transverse band on the tip of fingernail.

3mm) new or changing pigment band in a single nail. The diagnosis of melanoma is confirmed by biopsy of the nail matrix and nail bed. My suggestion is get it examined from a dermatologist and get it biopsied to confirm the diagnosis. It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps.

A subungual hematoma is a collection of blood underneath a fingernail which sometimes results from a traumatic injury. A laceration of the nail bed causes bleeding, hence, the black discoloration. Usually, the new nail pushes the old nail out. Subungual hematomas typically heal without incident. It is important to keep the area clean and dry to prevent infection. Take care and keep us posted.

This article worries me as I do not see how this is different to someone having a possible cut on their hand or around their fingernail and then shaking hands and freakishly having the misfortune to cut you with their nail http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV---Prevention/HIV-and-Friend/show/255407 I am sure a reassurance with explanation would reassure many other worried people as well as me.

Why is my fingernail on my middle finger starting to pull away from my skin and turn white and the bottom half is pitting and peeling? What could this be?

Im really worried, as i went to the dr today and she said she had no idea whether hiv could stay alive in bodily fluids collected under the fingernail. could the fluid from under his fingernail not have gone into me when he was fingering me?

ve had this happen to me more than once) Any serious crunching to the nail on your finger will cause this to happen - the bruising underneath the nail is what causes it to fall off, and the bump in the middle of where the nail used to be is actually the new fingernail growing back.

Brittle nails can also peel, I believe there was a question below in regards to this. As far as I know, nutritional deficiencies rather show as uneven surfaces of the nail bed.

Only one horizontal depression present on only one fingernail is usually caused by trauma (usually accidental physical trauma) of nail matrix (nail “root”). It should grow out of your nail bed in 2-3 months. Fingernails grow about 3mm per month. Try to go back about 2 months and to remember if you had injured that nail area (anything from accidental bang to rough cuticle cutting…).

Hello, Trauma to the nail can cause blackening of the nail because of injury to the nail bed and spillage of blood in nailbed.It does not sound like a fungal infection.This bleeding can resolve on its own and if the symptoms of severe pain persists then drilling of the nail to release the blood may have to be done. Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional queries.Kind regards.

I noticed that my right thumb nail had a white spot near the middle of the nail bed on the left side. The nail has since grown out some, so the white spot will probably be gone by the time I see my PCP. My other thumb nail has a groove or pit that is like looking at a ditch on the nail bed. One part before it dips into the ditch seems thicker. The other part seems much thinner. The groove or ditch is pronounced. Both of these things on my thumb nails is new for me.

When you smash a fingernail blood immediately begins to accumulate under the nail, separating it from tissue. This blood must be drained before it coagulates. The "hot needle" trick is absolutely positively painless. If done soon after the blow you won't lose the nail.

I have an 8 yr old daughter who has two fingernails, one on each hand, that are not smooth, they are slightly bumby and the nail that grows out at the end is not uniform, curvy. They do not have complete horizontal ridges across them. Sort of like moguls on a ski slope. They are not discolored and it only occurs in those two fingernails. She has had this for close to a year. She's rarely sick and if it was nail fungus I would think it would have spread to her other nails.

One of my hypothyroid nail symptoms is onycholysis (separation of the nail from the underlying nail bed) which sounds like what you are talking about. I've been on thyroid medication for 1 1/2 years (i'm not optimally treated yet) and this symptom is still present but has improved.

Unfortunately, once the nail turns black it will be lost and the nail will have to regrow. The drill is, if a fingernail or toenail is bruised, to permit the blood to drain immediately. This is a painless, but somewhat squeamish procedure. Take a long-nosed needle nose pliers and heat a safety pin in a flame. Then burn a tiny hole in the part of the nail directly above the bruised part. Stop when blood oozes out. This will be painless. There are no pain sensors in the fingernail or toenail.

My figernails are separating from the nail beds and falling off. When I brought this up to my oncologist, he stated that it was from the Taxotere. I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem occur and what they've done for it. Thanks!

somedays ago i met a fight with some of the boys of the college nd after that fight one of the boys blood came under the skin of the finger nail......i dont know how.....nd that blood was visible till the end the finger nail had grown enough to cut it down.........i want ask whether this could be a hiv transmission if the boy was hiv positive......

I don't wish to be argumentative but...... True fungal infections (onychomycosis) affects the nail bed and the underside of the nail plate. It's the sort that is commonly seen on big toes causing thickened yellowed growth, it can of course affect the fingernails too and is generally caused by injury to the proximal and lateral nail folds or the eponychium. Some types of onychomycosis affects the whole nail plate.

My fingernail/finger is showing no visable signs but where the fingernail meets the skin it is throbbing. I had no cuts on the hand is it possible to get fluids underneath the nail and trap it forcing it into the nerve endings? I fingered her hot and heavy for about 20 mins. Now my finger hurts near the nail weeks later.

On the other hand, splinter hemorrhages appear as a red to reddish-brown fine, vertical line that resembles a splinter beneath the nail, this disorder occurs when blood vessels in the nail bed are damaged or from a nail injury. If a dark spot or streak appears on any nail, and is not the result of an injury, it must be examined by a dermatologist to rule out melanoma.

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