Subungual Hematoma

Anitej Akella; Anjali R Daniel; Murdoc B Gould; Rohan Mangal; Latha Ganti

doi:10.7759/cureus.48952

Subungual Hematoma

Cureus. 2023 Nov 17;15(11):e48952. doi: 10.7759/cureus.48952. eCollection 2023 Nov.

Authors

Anitej Akella¹, Anjali R Daniel², Murdoc B Gould³, Rohan Mangal⁴, Latha Ganti^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA.
² Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, USA.
³ Chemistry, Rollins College, Orlando, USA.
⁴ Medicine, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA.
⁵ Medical Sciences, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, USA.
⁶ Emergency Medicine and Neurology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA.

Abstract

The authors present the case of a 64-year-old male who presented to the emergency department due to foot trauma. He sustained a large subungual hematoma, which was drained. Following the procedure, the patient achieved complete resolution of his pain. He also reported no complications at two-week phone follow-up. The management of subungual hematoma, including the trephination procedure, is discussed. Potential complications, although rare, are reviewed.

Keywords: distal phalanx fracture; foot trauma; nail bed trauma; subungual hematoma; trephination.

Publication types

Case Reports