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Black vertical stripe on both toe nail

2017-03-28 18:50:53
I 'm having light black vertical line stripe on my toe for around 5 yrs or so... Earlier i was thinking it could be due to shoe i wearing, but few days back on internet i sae a post says possibilty of skin cancer.. I am bit scared now..please suggest possibility for it, though i am not facing any problem with this mark like any pain, blood or etc..
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Hi, a straight vertical black line is nothing to worry about. We Indians have racial pigmentation called longitudinal melanonychia which is much commoner than the cancer melanoma that you are thinking of. Don't worry too much about it.
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If it still bothers you, try to see if it's brown, blue and black and if it's increasing in size. Share photos if you can.

Answered2017-03-29 18:12:44

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