If you’ve ever injured your fingernail or toenail, you may have noticed blood pooling under the nail bed’s surface. This bruising is called a subungual hematoma. It’s usually caused by a crushing or ...

Subungual hematoma is the medical term for bleeding and bruising on the fingernail or toenail. The condition is also referred to as runner’s toe, tennis toe, or a blood blister under the nail. Read on ...

Dermatology Nursing. 2007;19(1):83-84. Athletes may develop sports-related subungual hematomas. Repeated trauma to the nail bed occurs each time the toe contacts the inside of the sneaker. Eventually ...

Your doctor may call it a “subungual hematoma” if you have bleeding under a fingernail or toenail. It usually happens if the nail gets crushed in an injury. It can cause symptoms such as intense pain ...

A subungual hematoma occurs when an injury breaks open blood vessels under the nail, causing blood to collect and become trapped in one spot. It can affect both fingernails and toenails. If a ...

A damaged toenail bed or fingernail bed is common, and it often occurs when a heavy object crushes or hits the fingers or toes or when a person sustains a cut from a sharp object. Bandages and ice ...