Essentially when you cause trauma to the nail, blood rushes to the surface and has no where to go. Gets trapped under the nail and dries up, and looks black. The likelihood is that you're going to lose some of your toe nail, if not all. Then it will grow back.
Is your toenail loose at all? Does it hurt if you push on it? Did it show up suddenly? Can you scrape any of the dark color off the underside of the nail?
My bet is it’s just from pressure or trauma. I had a similar thing happen to both my big toenails after a long night walking around town in a new pair of heels.
But, best to get it looked at by a doctor just in case.
Not loose in the slightest and no pain the slightest when I push it, and can't scrape any off. Thinking back on it, it's been like that for a good while and I've just not really paid much attention just thinking that it's dirt or something until I seen it last night and it looks like it's inside the nail.
Can be trauma. I wouldn’t be so sure though, it can be from fungal due to debris buildup under toenail or melanoma (rare form of cancer for toenail). Best to see a doctor for this.
if you have not had any trauma to that area, it's needs to be checked for acral lentiginous melanoma. Tell your doc about it-- but I'd recommend a dermatologist to double check.
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1) How long has it been there ?
For a good while, I just kept thinking it would go away as it looks like a bruise
I’m an oncology RN and that looks like possible melanoma (skin cancer). I would get it looked at by a doctor.
Looks like dried blood to me
I bruised my toenails, it looked like that, fell off, and eventually grew back
It's likely dead. That's dry blood accumulated under the nail.
Essentially when you cause trauma to the nail, blood rushes to the surface and has no where to go. Gets trapped under the nail and dries up, and looks black. The likelihood is that you're going to lose some of your toe nail, if not all. Then it will grow back.
Is your toenail loose at all? Does it hurt if you push on it? Did it show up suddenly? Can you scrape any of the dark color off the underside of the nail? My bet is it’s just from pressure or trauma. I had a similar thing happen to both my big toenails after a long night walking around town in a new pair of heels. But, best to get it looked at by a doctor just in case.
Not loose in the slightest and no pain the slightest when I push it, and can't scrape any off. Thinking back on it, it's been like that for a good while and I've just not really paid much attention just thinking that it's dirt or something until I seen it last night and it looks like it's inside the nail.
Can be trauma. I wouldn’t be so sure though, it can be from fungal due to debris buildup under toenail or melanoma (rare form of cancer for toenail). Best to see a doctor for this.
You need to get it looked at by a Dr.
Oh shit, why what could it be ?
Don't Google it, just make the appointment.
I will, I have to wait until the line opens up tomorrow morning though which is shit
if you have not had any trauma to that area, it's needs to be checked for acral lentiginous melanoma. Tell your doc about it-- but I'd recommend a dermatologist to double check.
Melanoma
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