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2. Nail clubbing - Wikipedia

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   Nail clubbing, also known as digital clubbing or clubbing, is a deformity of the finger or toe nails associated with a number of diseases, anomalies and defects, some congenital, mostly of the heart and lungs. [2] [3] When it occurs together with joint effusions, joint pains, and abnormal skin and bone growth it is known as hypertrophic ...

3. Nephrite - Wikipedia

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   Nephrite is also the official state mineral of Wyoming. Nephrite can be found in a translucent white to very light yellow form which is known in China as mutton fat jade, [ 1 ] in an opaque white to very light brown or gray which is known as chicken bone jade, [ 1 ] as well as in a variety of green colors.

4. Hyperpigmentation - Wikipedia

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   There are a wide range of depigmenting treatments used for hyperpigmentation conditions, and responses to most are variable. [11]Most often treatment of hyperpigmentation caused by melanin overproduction (such as melasma, acne scarring, liver spots) includes the use of topical depigmenting agents, which vary in their efficacy and safety, as well as in prescription rules.

5. 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.

6. 5 Things to Avoid When You Have Alopecia Areata - AOL

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   4. Not Enough Vitamin D. You shouldn’t get too much sun, but some vitamin D exposure is essential.A review of studies found that people with certain autoimmune diseases may have a vitamin D ...

7. Nail disease - Wikipedia

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   Dark nails are associated with B 12 deficiency. Stains of the nail plate (not the nail bed) are associated with smoking and henna use. Splinter hemorrhages (or haemorrhages) are tiny blood clots that tend to run vertically under the nails. Drug-induced nail changes are caused by drug usage which may result in various abnormalities. [6]: 665–6

8. Green nail syndrome - Wikipedia

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   The least invasive treatment includes soaking the nail in alcohol and regularly trimming the nail back, [medical citation needed] to dry out the area and prevent bacterial colonization. [15] Some at-home treatments include soaking the nails in vinegar (diluted with water 1:1) or a chlorine bleach solution (diluted with water 1:4) at regular ...

9. Subungual hematoma - Wikipedia

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   A laceration of the nail bed causes bleeding into the constricted area underneath the hard nail plate. [1] The blood pools under the nail, giving a reddish, brownish, blueish, or grey/blackish discoloration. The blood puts pressure to the nailbed causing pain which can be throbbing in quality and disappears when the pressure on the nail bed is ...