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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] They have been observed in ...
“Leukonychia is a condition where people get these white dots or lines on their fingernails,” says Karan Lal, D.O., M.S., F.A.A.D., double board-certified dermatologist with Affiliated ...
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 ...
In addition to the traditional tetrad symptoms, other diagnostic techniques such dermoscopy, ultrasonography, and histological findings are also used to make the diagnosis. [2] Hemorrhagic striae, white longitudinal grooves that match the nail plate channels, and perforations in the distal region of the nail plate are all visible during dermoscopy.
It was 2002; I was fresh out of college and working as a beauty editorial assistant at a women’s magazine. Frown lines never crossed my mind then—I didn’t even use eye cream .
Leukonychia (or leuconychia) is a medical term for white discoloration appearing on nails. [2] It is derived from the Greek words leuko 'white' and onyx 'nail'. The most common cause is injury to the base of the nail (the matrix) where the nail is formed.
Jessica DeCristofaro was diagnosed with stage 4B Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a rare form of cancer, at 28 years old. Here, she shares her story and what doctors missed.
At the level of a line extending from the lower part of the pubic symphysis to the spine of the ischium is a thickened whitish band in this upper layer of the diaphragmatic part of the pelvic fascia. It is termed the tendinous arch or white line of the pelvic fascia , and marks the line of attachment of the special fascia (pars endopelvina ...