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  2. Paronychia - Wikipedia

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    Nail psoriasis can affect the fingernails and toenails. It may cause thickening of the nails with areas of pitting, ridges, irregular contour, and even raising of the nail from the nail bed. [16] Squamous-cell carcinoma is mainly cancer of the skin, but can also affect the nail bed. It is a rare malignant subungual tumor subject to misdiagnosis ...

  3. Ingrown nail - Wikipedia

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    An ingrown nail, also known as onychocryptosis (from Greek: ὄνυξ (onyx) 'nail' and κρυπτός (kryptos) 'hidden') is a common form of nail disease.It is an often painful condition in which the nail grows so that it cuts into one or both sides of the paronychium or nail bed.

  4. Nail disease - Wikipedia

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    Nail inspection can give hints to the internal condition of the body as well. Nail disease can be very subtle and should be evaluated by a dermatologist with a focus in this particular area of medicine. A nail technician may be the first to note a subtle change in nail health. [2] [3] [4]

  5. Onychauxis - Wikipedia

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    Onychauxis presents with thickened nails without deformity, and this simple thickening may be the result of trauma, acromegaly, Darier's disease, psoriasis, or pityriasis rubra pilaris, or, in some cases, hereditary. [1]: 783 [2] It may appear as loss of nail palate translucency, discoloration, and subungual hyperkeratosis.

  6. Terry's nails - Wikipedia

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    Terry's nails is a physical condition in which a person's fingernails or toenails [1]: 659 ...

  7. Exudative hyponychial dermatitis - Wikipedia

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    Exudative hyponychial dermatitis is a nail toxicity common during chemotherapy for breast cancer, especially if docetaxel is the chemotherapeutic regimen. [1]: ...

  8. Hapalonychia - Wikipedia

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    Hapalonychia, is a condition in which a toenail or fingernail (or multiple nails) nail becomes soft and thin, causing it to easily bend or break. This can result from an inherited condition, [1]: 786 malnutrition, or debility. Nails often reflect underlying systemic health and nutrition issues.

  9. Fungal infection - Wikipedia

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    ICD-10CM codes: Mycoses B35-B49 [4] Micrograph showing a mycosis (aspergillosis). The Aspergillus (which is spaghetti-like) is seen in the center and surrounded by inflammatory cells and necrotic debris. H&E stain. Specialty: Infectious Diseases [5] Types: Systemic, superficial, subcutaneous [3] Causes: Pathogenic fungus: dermatophytes, yeasts ...