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Dear doctor, suddenly I'm seeing a vertical line on my middle finger nail. It's on my right hand. I have a very bad nail biting problem. I always bite and make it too short. 2 hours ago I found this line. What could it be ? It's a lightish brown line
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Could be melanonychia seen post nail trauma sometime.its harmless
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