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Splinter hemorrhages occur when small blood vessels called capillaries under the skin beneath your nail (nail bed) burst due to damage. The leaking blood becomes visible through your nail. Splinter hemorrhages most often occur after you injure your nail, but sometimes they are a sign of a health condition.
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What do splinter hemorrhages indicate?
Splinter hemorrhages can occur with infection of the heart valves (endocarditis). They may be caused by vessel damage from swelling of the blood vessels (vasculitis) or tiny clots that damage the small capillaries (microemboli).
What systemic diseases cause splinter hemorrhages?
Other systemic causes for splinter hemorrhages may include rheumatoid arthritis, internal malignancy, mitral stenosis and systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome, peptic ulcer disease, malignancies, oral contraceptive use, pregnancy, and psoriasis.
What vitamin deficiency causes splinter hemorrhages?
Due to the importance of vitamin C for collagen production, the deficiency manifests as brittle nails, koilonychias, and splinter hemorrhages.
What causes splinter hemorrhage in the eye?
Common causes for such hemorrhages include diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusions, ocular ischemic syndrome, sickle cell retinopathy, and juxta foveal telangiectasia.
What is a splinter haemorrhage? A splinter haemorrhage is a longitudinal, red-brown haemorrhage under a nail and looks like a wood splinter.
Splinter hemorrhages look like thin, red to reddish-brown lines of blood under the nails. They run in the direction of nail growth.
Jul 24, 2017 ˇ A splinter hemorrhage is when small blood spots appear under the nail. They are caused by damaged blood vessels.
Splinter hemorrhages are dots or vertical streaks of hemorrhages under the nails (eFigure 2-1). Nail trauma is the most common cause but skin disorders, ...
Splinter hemorrhages (or haemorrhages) are tiny blood clots that tend to run vertically under the nails. Splinter hemorrhages are not specific to any ...
Aug 29, 2022 ˇ Splinter hemorrhages represent rupture of longitudinally oriented nail plate capillaries leading to extravasation and the historical hallmark ...
Aug 26, 2017 ˇ Splinter hemorrhages occur when blood leaks or swells from small blood vessels that run up and down the nail bed. Tiny blood clots known as ...
Splinter hemorrhages are essentially small spots of blood caused due to bleeding under the nails. The nail bed, or the skin under the tough surface of the ...
Jul 15, 2016 ˇ Splinter hemorrhage is a frequent nail disorder that may be idiopathic, drug-induced, or a sign of a dermatological disease, such as psoriasis and lichen ...
