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Jun 25, 2022 · Overview. What is a splinter hemorrhage? Splinter hemorrhages are small areas of bleeding ( hemorrhaging) under your nails. They can affect your fingernails or toenails. They look like thin, red or reddish-brown lines below your nails. They run vertically in the direction of your nail growth.
Aug 26, 2017 · Symptoms. Treatments. Outlook. A splinter hemorrhage causes red or discolored streaks down the fingernail. The name refers to how a splinter hemorrhage resembles having a...
- Rachel Nall, MSN, CRNA
Jul 24, 2017 · You may notice a dark red or brown line along your nail groove. The dark streak closely resembles a splinter. A splinter hemorrhage doesn’t usually cause physical pain. In fact, you may not...
- Valencia Higuera
Mar 15, 2004 · Splinter hemorrhages are longitudinal thin lines, red or brown in color, that occur beneath the nail plate. They are visible when capillaries within the epidermal ridges leak (...
A splinter haemorrhage is a longitudinal, red-brown haemorrhage under a nail and looks like a wood splinter. Seen end-on, the haemorrhage is in the lower part of the nail plate or underneath it. Splinter haemorrhages seen end on-on. Who gets splinter haemorrhages?
Aug 8, 2023 · One possible symptom is splinter hemorrhages, thin red or reddish-brown lines under the fingernails. These lines appear when small blood vessels (capillaries) are damaged. Endocarditis,...
Feb 5, 2024 · Diagnosis. Treatments. FAQ. Takeaway. A small black line that forms vertically underneath your nail may be a splinter hemorrhage, while horizontal lines may be melanonychia. These may be...
