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    cassie_r23 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 16, 2010, 09:13 AM
    I think I have developed some kind infection in the fingernail of my left ring finger
    My left ring finger is swollen and purple.. it throbs when I put it down by my side.. it hurts when I touch the swollen side.I put ice on it but it didn't do anything.on the left side its all white along the fingernail.. it really hurts.what do I do?
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    Aug 16, 2010, 09:27 AM

    Go to a doctor. It is probably a fungus and if left untreated it could spread.
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    Aug 16, 2010, 11:46 AM

    See a doc before you loose a nail. The faster you see a doc the less chances of losing a nail.

    Most likely the doc will puncture the nail to relieve the pressure and treat appropriately.

    If you had said you hit it with a hammer, I'd tell you how to relieve the pressure.
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