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Is A Wood Splinter Worse Than Metal

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Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

tell if I have splinter? The skin isn't broken. No bleeding. Nothing is sticking out. But feel a rough edge. Not sure if it is scratch or a splinter. Can you help? I sent a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Samir Patil MD

I popped, went to take a shower and felt a thin stick-like thing coming out of my anus. looks like a hard-splinter. But doesn't look like it's real wood, just like-wood. Now... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Samir Patil ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Vaishalee Punj MD

My daughter, 4.5 years old, seem to have got some wood splinter or something in her left foot. It ... sure, if was removed. The pus is still there. Attaching the photo of now. We have been applying... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. R.A. Singh MD

I rub on a piece of wood. A small piece of it break off and stuck under my skin its painful but i cannot see the splinter but i can feel it when rubbing my skin. How do i get it out. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. R.A. Singh ( Emergency Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Rahul Kumar MD

is basically just like a rash , slightly larger than the contacted spot on the skin (usually arms ...Hello, I wanted to ask about my skin seeming to be allergic to many different things...wood,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul Kumar ( Dermatologist)

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Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

I was poked deep in the knuckle joint with a needle like splinter of wood. it was from an old dusty garage. my arm up to the elbow started itching and the back of my hand is swollen. I am fairly... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Shama MD

While mowing the yard, I ran over a pice of wood and a very small wood splinter was tossed in the ... the splinter either scratched the throat or is embedded. Do i need to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shama ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sushama Suram MD

than 1/4 inch. The wound (if I can call it that) is scabbed over but not completely closed and there is ...Hi, approximately 1 month ago I managed to get several very small wood splinters in my... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sushama Suram ( Ophthalmologist)
Dr.  Anand M I MD

I took my son to urgent care because he had a cut on his foot where a stick went in like a splinter. I got the wood out but it is infected and had a red line from it. The... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anand M I ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Suman Kumar MD

yesterday i had coffee and i inhaled a sharp wood splinter in first sip. i feel it inside my throat . how i figured it out because i saw this splinter on the wooden spoon when i used it in my... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suman Kumar ( Allergist and Immunologist)