Patient fell and didn’t wake up for about a day, presents with several injuries. This, however, was the most visually impressive:
Information about subungual hematomas and their management.
Information about subungual hematomas and their management.
4 thoughts on “The Mother of all Subungual Hematomas”
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Pretty impressive, but look at the one on my fourth toein the second picture here
I ran (well, walked) 30 miles with it.
Dr. Andy
Yeah, that’s a good one, too.
Dr Andy,
I don’t think you needed to indicate which toe…:)
Your feet look as though they’ve had a hard life !
Ouch, Last year I had one of those on my thumb after slamming it in my car door.
I was surprised at my doctor’s treatment for it. She took an 18g needle and twisted it gently through the nail to desanguinate it.
When I got home I noticed a pocket still there so I got out my nursing school supplies and did it again in another spot. Worked like a charm, but my nail fell off.
Awesome blog Doc!