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Revision as of 08:35, 19 December 2011
Background
A painful condition that results from a collection of blood under the fingernail
Diagnosis
- Clinical
- Blunt trauma to nailbed
- Blood under nail
Work-Up
None (may consider x-rays if possibility of underlying phalange fracture)
DDx
Tuft's Fracture
Treatment
- Trephination (use handheld cautery)
- Nail removal reserved for those with associated with disruption of the nail or surrounding nail folds
Disposition
Home
See Also
Source
- Adapted from KajiQuestions
- Singer AJ. Current Management of Acute Cutaneous Wounds. N Engl J Med 2008; 359:1037-1046