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8yr old son's thumb nail looks deformed

2017-12-02 04:44:07
My son's right thumb nail has suddenly started looking deformed since the past few weeks. It wasn't so before. I'm not sure if it's an infection or an abnormal growth of some kind.
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Please put pictures of the affected areas

Answered2017-12-04 06:36:40

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