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What Could Strong Smell From Under The Ripped Off And Glued Fingernail Indicate?

recently i had the fingernail on my index finger ripped off in an accident. went to the ER and they cleaned me up and glued the nail in place to protect the finger while the new nail grows. now i have to replace my bandages daily as it s difficult to keep them from getting wet and dirty, and i ve started to notice a very strong pungent smell coming from under the nail. everything else looks to be healing normally, but the smell is putting me off and making me worry that something is wrong.
Mon, 30 Nov 2015
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PLEASE GO AND GET THE WOUND INSPECTED BY A DOCTOR OR A NURSE, IT SEEMS YOU MAY BE HAVING AN INFECTION WHICH WILL NEED PROPER TREATMENT AND MAY BE ANTIBIOTICS AND WOUND DEBERIMENT
IF FEELING FEVERISH ITS ALL THE MORE REASON THAT YOU SEE THE DOCTOR ASAP
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What Could Strong Smell From Under The Ripped Off And Glued Fingernail Indicate?

PLEASE GO AND GET THE WOUND INSPECTED BY A DOCTOR OR A NURSE, IT SEEMS YOU MAY BE HAVING AN INFECTION WHICH WILL NEED PROPER TREATMENT AND MAY BE ANTIBIOTICS AND WOUND DEBERIMENT IF FEELING FEVERISH ITS ALL THE MORE REASON THAT YOU SEE THE DOCTOR ASAP