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Beau's lines are horizontal, going across the nailline, and should not be confused with vertical ridges going from the bottom of the nail out to the fingertip. These vertical lines are usually a natural consequence of aging and are harmless. [3] [4] Beau's lines should also be distinguished from Muehrcke's lines of the fingernails.
Causes of horizontal ridges in nails. Horizontal riding (also called Beau's lines) is usually caused by things other than aging, most commonly damage to the nail matrix. “If you are looking at ...
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 ...
Koilonychia - spooning, or nails that grow upwards. Associated with iron-deficiency anaemia or vitamin B 12 deficiency. [citation needed] Pitting of the nails is associated with psoriasis. Beau's lines are horizontal ridges in the nail. Habit-tic deformity is a condition similar to Beau's Lines caused by long-term skin picking.
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Guinness World Records began tracking record fingernail lengths in 1955, when a Chinese priest was listed as having fingernails 1 foot 10.75 inches (57.79 cm) long. The current record-holder for men, according to Guinness , is Shridhar Chillal from India who set the record in 1998 with a total of 20 feet 2.25 inches (615.32 cm) of nails on his ...
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Habit-tic deformity is recognizable for its horizontal ridges that create a fir-tree shape. [2] Discoloration along the affected area of the nail is also common. The condition is not to be confused with median nail dystrophy , a similar but rarer condition which additionally includes a canal-like vertical ridge.