Blue Toenail

If you stub your toe and it turns blue you might not think twice about the color.

Blue toenail. Several things can cause toenail discoloration also known as chromonychia. Septicemia also known as bacteremia or blood poisoning. Blue toes on their own are not a medical emergency but if you have the classic symptoms of blue toe syndrome e g. A guide to toenail discoloration.

Blue fingernails can be indicative of. In case of most nail. Hepatolenticular degeneration wilson s disease raynaud s disease the fingers and toes blanch then turn blue and may become numb or painful on exposure to cold. Subungual hematoma or blue toenail.

When doctors inspected it further they noticed there was a blue substance under the nail. The chronic repetitive trauma can range from mild think. A small painless black and blue discoloration beneath the nail to severe large bloody blisters between nail and nail plate adds. Color can be blue to black or purple depending on what is causing it.

In rare cases according to the american osteopathic college of dermatology aocd. Argyria a condition caused by exposure to chemical compounds of the element silver. Toenails turning blue is a medical condition in which the nails of one s toes especially first finger turns blue due to various conditions. Your toes turn blue suddenly for no obvious reason and are extremely painful there is a good chance the blood flow to the foot may be affected which would require immediate medical attention.

A subungual hematoma blood under the toenail is a collection of blood underneath the toenail resulting from injury or repeated trauma to the nail bed. But sometimes they can appear yellow green blue purple or black. Our nails are made up of upper hard nail plate layer that is placed on the lower skin. But if you get a blue spot or a blue toenail for no clear reason play it safe and see a doctor.

The condition is often painless but some cases can be very sensitive.