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2. Muehrcke's nails - Wikipedia

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   Muehrcke's nails. Muehrcke's nails or Muehrcke's lines ( apparent leukonychia striata) are changes in the fingernail that may be a sign of an underlying medical condition. The term refers to a set of one or more pale transverse bands extending all the way across the nail, parallel to the lunula. In contrast to Beau's lines, they are not grooved ...

3. Half and half nail - Wikipedia

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   Half and half nails (also known as "Lindsay's nails") show the proximal portion of the nail white and the distal half red, pink, or brown, with a sharp line of demarcation between the two halves. [1] : 785 The darker distal discoloration does not fade on pressure, [2] which differentiates Lindsay's nails from Terry's nails.

4. Leukonychia - Wikipedia

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   Leukonychia. Other names. White nails or Milk spots [1] Specialty. Dermatology. 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.

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

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   Related: 2. Trauma. White toenails can also be caused by trauma. "Trauma could cause white spots on the nails or even white lines (leukonychia)," says Dr. Mendeszoon. "Bumping one’s toe or being ...

6. 10 health warnings your nails may be sending you - AOL

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   White Lines Across Nails. LittleThings/Heeral Chhibber Also dubbed "Muehrcke's lines," these double white lines run horizontally across the nails, and are typically most clearly seen on the index ...

7. Nail (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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   Protein is a building material for new nails; therefore, low dietary protein intake may cause anemia and the resultant reduced hemoglobin in the blood filling the capillaries of the nail bed reflects varying amounts of light incident on the nail matrix resulting in lighter shades of pink ultimately resulting in white nail beds when the ...