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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
Onychomadesis is defined by the nail plate's detachment from the matrix, its continuous connection to the nail bed, and, frequently but not always, shedding. [4] Beau lines are transverse ridges on the nail plates. [5]
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 ...
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] They have been observed in ...
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.
Beau's lines: Joseph Honoré Simon Beau: dermatology, internal medicine: multiple, including trauma: transverse ridges on nails Beck's triad: Claude Schaeffer Beck: cardiology: cardiac tamponade: hypotension, increased central venous pressure (JVP), distant heart sounds Becker's sign: Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker: ophthalmology, endocrinology ...
English: A Beau's line on the author's left, middle fingernail caused by a severe Paronychia infection. Date: 12 January 2014: ... Usage on de.wikipedia.org Beau-Linien;
Leukonychia striata, transverse leukonychia, or Mees' lines are a whitening or discoloration of the nail in bands or "stria" that run parallel to the lunula (nail base). This is commonly caused by physical injury or disruption of the nail matrix.