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What are white spots on nails? Dermatologists explain what causes them, how to get rid of them, and how to prevent them for healthy, shiny, strong nails.
Certain medications have the potential to cause white spots on your nails as well. Dr. Lal says the most common medications that can do this are chemotherapy drugs and long-term antibiotics such ...
Causes and treatments for white spots on nails Trauma "The most common cause of a white spot is trauma," Lipner says. And, when trauma is the culprit, it's often from manicuring.Filing, gel ...
In most cases, when white spots appear on a single or a couple of fingernails or toenails, the most common cause is injury to the base (matrix) of the nail. When this is the case, white spots disappear after around eight months, which is the amount of time the nails take to regrow completely.
Mees' lines can look similar to injury to the nail, which should not be confused with true Mees' lines. [1]Mees' lines appear after an episode of poisoning with arsenic, [2] thallium or other heavy metals or selenium, [3] opioid MT-45, and can also appear if the subject is suffering from kidney failure. [4]
Muehrcke's lines were described by American physician Robert C. Muehrcke (1921–2003) in 1956. In a study published in BMJ, he examined patients with known chronic hypoalbuminemia and healthy volunteers, finding that the appearance of multiple transverse white lines was a highly specific marker for low serum albumin (no subject with the sign had SA over 2.2 g/dL), was associated with severity ...
White spots on the nail usually reflect a disturbance in the nail plate, such as a small trauma, although they can also be a symptom of nail psoriasis or liver conditions, Stringer says. When to ...
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 ...