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splinter hemorrhages

splinter hemorrhages

hello, i noticed 2 identical thin lines in both my thumb nails just a few days ago which i believe are splinter hemorrhages. they are the exact same length and in the exact same position and i have never seen them before. as they are identical and definitely not due to trauma could it really be due to a heart problem?
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Reasons for splinter haemorrhages include:

* Injury to the nail (trauma)
* Subacute bacterial endocarditis (infection of the heart valves)
* Trichinosis (a parasitic disease due to eating undercooked pork or wild game)
* Systemic vasculitis
* Cholesterol lodged in the finger capillaries
* Nail psoriasis  
* Onychomycosis (fungal infection of the nails)
* Antiphospholipid syndrome
* Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
* Scleroderma
* Raynaud's phenomenon
* Rheumatoid arthritis
* Polyarteritis nodosa
* Peptic ulcer disease  
* Renal failure
* Pityriasis rubra pilaris
* Haematological malignancy
* Severe anaemia
* Vitamin C anaemia/scurvy
* Blood clotting diseases  
* Cirrhosis
* Mitral stenosis
* Overactive thyroid disease (known as thyrotoxicosis)
* Certain drugs like asprin
* Oral contraceptive use  
* Pregnancy
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