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Brown nails can indicate a thyroid disease or malnutrition; white nails can point to an iron deficiency; and strangest of all, nails with a bluish-gray tint can mean that your body might not be ...
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 ...
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 ...
Terry's nails is a physical condition in which a person's fingernails or toenails [1]: 659 ...
Onychorrhexis (from the Greek words ὄνυχο- ónycho-, "nail" and ῥῆξις rhexis, "bursting"), is a brittleness with breakage of finger or toenails that may result from hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.
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The antifungal medication terbinafine taken by mouth appears to be the most effective but is associated with liver problems. [2] [5] Trimming the affected nails when on treatment also appears useful. [2] There is a ciclopirox-containing nail polish, but there is no evidence that it works. [2]
Leukonychia (or leuconychia) is a medical term for white discoloration appearing on nails. [2] It is derived from the Greek words leuko 'white' and onyx 'nail'. The most common cause is injury to the base of the nail (the matrix) where the nail is formed.