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  2. 10 health warnings your nails may be sending you - AOL

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    LittleThings/Heeral Chhibber Spoon-shaped fingernails curve inward, and look like they are "scooping" outward. They can indicate a condition known as koilonychia, a disease that can be an ...

  3. Koilonychia - Wikipedia

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    Koilonychia, also known as spoon nails, [1]: 782 is a nail disease that can be a sign of hypochromic anemia, especially iron-deficiency anemia. [ 2 ] : 656 [ 3 ] It refers to abnormally thin nails (usually of the hand) which have lost their convexity, becoming flat or even concave in shape.

  4. Nail disease - Wikipedia

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    Onychorrhexis also known as brittle nails, is brittleness with breakage of fingernails or toenails. Paronychia is a bacterial or fungal infection where the nail and skin meet. Koilonychia is when the nail curves upwards (becomes spoon-shaped) due to an iron deficiency. The normal process of change is: brittle nails, straight nails, spoon-shaped ...

  5. Nail clubbing - Wikipedia

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    When the distal phalanges (bones nearest the fingertips) of corresponding fingers of opposite hands are directly opposed (place fingernails of same finger on opposite hands against each other, nail to nail), a small diamond-shaped "window" is normally apparent between the nailbeds. If this window is obliterated, the test is positive and ...

  6. What Does It Mean if My Fingernails Are a Weird Color?

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    Are your fingernails yellow, brown, black, or another color? Doctors explain the different causes of nail discoloration, and what to do in each case. ... Doctors explain the different causes of ...

  7. Here's Why Your Toenails Might Be White—and What to ... - AOL

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    "The pigments or adhesives with these nail treatments can cause reactions or damage in the nails." 4. Certain medical conditions. Like any body part, the toe nails can be a clue into our overall ...

  8. Leukonychia - Wikipedia

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    Also known as "true" leukonychia, this is the most common form of leukonychia, in which small white spots appear on the nails. Picking and biting of the nails are a prominent cause in young children and nail biters. Besides parakeratosis, air that is trapped between the cells may also cause this appearance. [5] It is also caused by trauma.

  9. Here’s what it means if you have ridges on your nails - AOL

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