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2. 10 health warnings your nails may be sending you - AOL

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   Take signs shown on our tongues and on our skin, for example. ... Of course, brittle nails can also be the result of aging, or a longtime exposure to chemicals in nail polish and laundry ...

3. What do nails have to say about your health? Experts answer ...

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   Brittle nails are sometimes a symptom of metabolic conditions, such as thyroid disease and iron deficiency anemia. With that being said, not all brittle nails are the result of a chronic illnesses.

4. Onychorrhexis - Wikipedia

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   Onychorrhexis (from the Greek words ὄνυχο- ónycho-, "nail" and ῥῆξις rhexis, "bursting"), is a brittleness with breakage of finger or toenails that may result from hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy. [1]: 786 It can also be seen in melanoma that involves the nail and onychomycosis. [2]

5. 7 nail symptoms explained: Signs you shouldn't ignore - AOL

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   Hormones and certain medications can also make pigmented bands in the nails, but be especially watchful for nail cancer symptoms, such as a brown or dark stripe that goes from the cuticle out to ...

6. Nail disease - Wikipedia

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   Onychorrhexis also known as brittle nails, is brittleness with breakage of fingernails or toenails. Paronychia is a bacterial or fungal infection where the nail and skin meet. Koilonychia is when the nail curves upwards (becomes spoon-shaped) due to an iron deficiency. The normal process of change is: brittle nails, straight nails, spoon-shaped ...

7. Koilonychia - Wikipedia

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   Koilonychia, also known as spoon nails, [1]: 782 is a nail disease that can be a sign of hypochromic anemia, especially iron-deficiency anemia. [2]: 656 [3] It refers to abnormally thin nails (usually of the hand) which have lost their convexity, becoming flat or even concave in shape. In a sense, koilonychia is the opposite of nail clubbing ...

8. Here’s Why Your Nails Keep Peeling and Flaking—and ... - AOL

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   While typical signs of a thyroid disorder include weight changes, anxiety, fatigue, and brain fog, ... causing nails to become brittle,” explains Dr. Peters. 7. You have a fungal infection.

9. Signs and symptoms - Wikipedia

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   An example of a triad is Meltzer's triad presenting purpura a rash, arthralgia painful joints, and myalgia painful and weak muscles. Meltzer's triad indicates the condition cryoglobulinemia. Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by a triad of motor, cognitive, and psychiatric signs and symptoms. [31]