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  2. Occupational hazards of human nail dust - Wikipedia

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    The use of podiatry drills, in the absence of engineering controls and personal protective equipment, is an occupational hazard to the healthcare provider.Nail dust collected during foot care procedures performed in office settings has been found to contain keratin, keratin hydrolysates, microbial debris, and viable fungal elements, including dermatophytes (most commonly Trichophyton rubrum ...

  3. Onychoschizia - Wikipedia

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    Onychoschizia, also known as nail splitting and brittle nails, is a splitting of the free-edged tip of the nail. [1] There is also often a longitudinal split in addition to the separation of keratin layers.

  4. Skin condition - Wikipedia

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    Scale: Dry or greasy laminated masses of keratin, [30] they represent thickened stratum corneum. [29] Crust: Dried sebum usually mixed with epithelial and sometimes bacterial debris [10] Lichenification: Epidermal thickening characterized by visible and palpable thickening of the skin with accentuated skin markings [1]

  5. Onycholysis - Wikipedia

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    Onycholysis is a common medical condition characterized by the painless detachment of the nail from the nail bed, usually starting at the tip and/or sides. [1] On the hands, it occurs particularly on the ring finger but can occur on any of the fingernails.

  6. Skin biopsy - Wikipedia

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    The clinical information provided to the pathologist will also affect the final diagnosis. An example would be a rapidly growing dome shaped tumor of the sun exposed skin. Despite doing a large wedge incision, a pathologist might call the biopsy keratin debris with characteristics of actinic keratosis.

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  8. Mees' lines - Wikipedia

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    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]

  9. Keratosis obturans - Wikipedia

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    Keratosis obturans is a relatively uncommon ear disease, where a dense plug of keratin, formed by abnormal accumulation of desquamated skin in sheet-like layers , forms in the bony (deeper) part of the external auditory canal. [1]