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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Nail Scratch Can Cause What Disease

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj MD

yes my coworker dug his Nail into my nck like hard I don t know if I was bleeding or not I did not ... he did by digging his nails into me. What should I do I don t know if he had a sore or that nature ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Monika Dede MD

i scratch mt self with my nail over my arm and i bled any hiv hep b,c risk ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Monika Dede ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr. Muhammed Aslam MD

i got minute scratch from pet dogs nail ... View answer

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Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

be given over a period of one month. My question is, can the scratch cause rabies? The scratch though .../paw. Can this cause rabies? Though initially I did not take him to a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Geeta Sundar MD

sir I had a human nail scratch two days back, the wound was at the joint of nail and tissue and it bleeds well, my tetanus last dose was 18 months ago, can I need a tetanus booster now? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Geeta Sundar ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr. Arnold Zedd MD

Hi, I was scratched by someone in a card game. The scratch drew blood and still hurts even though it has been 24 hours+. The scratch area is red but only a faint line of the original scratch is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arnold Zedd ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Arnold Zedd MD

hello? i scratch my eye with my nail and i see blurry end my eye is red , i have a small red line , guessin is the scratch .. what should i do ? please ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arnold Zedd ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Raghuveer Murki MD

on my face? What should I do now to prevent a scar if this can cause a scar? ...I accidentally touched my face with my nail while flossing my teeth. It felt like a scratch. There ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Raghuveer Murki ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Geetika Paul MD

amount of red tint to it. What is it I can do to make it go away? ...I scratched my upper lip with my finger nail on accident and then a bump suddenly appeared along ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Geetika Paul ( Dermatologist)
Dr. SAMEEN BIN NAEEM MD

What could cause feces to smell like nail polish remover? I was diagnosed with Crohn s disease 10 ... antibodies. The acetyl alcohol/nail polish remover was a first (today). ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. SAMEEN BIN NAEEM ( General & Family Physician)