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Maternal (Expert Forum)
fingernail
Patient medical question and answer from The Maternal and Child Health Forum. Health topic area and articles about newborn care
fingernail
by Fy, Feb 08, 1999 12:00AM
Dear Doctor,
It appears that my 21-month-old baby will probably lose a fingernail becasue of an accident. Will the nail be reproducible? Thank you very much for your help.
Doctor's Answer
by HFHS.M.D.L.M., Feb 08, 1999 12:00AM
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Dear Fy :
Depending on whether the nail bed was affected or not. The cells that produce the nail keratin lie at the base of the nail bed . Sometimes , some of those cells survive the injury , but end up producing a deformed nail.
Be patient , time will tell the best results
Thank you for your question
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keywords : nail trauma* ( emergency medicine )
