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Pulmonology. Nail clubbing, also known as digital clubbing or clubbing, is a deformity of the finger or toe nails associated with a number of diseases, anomalies and defects; some congenital. This is mostly of the heart and lungs. [ 2][ 3] When it occurs together with joint effusions, joint pains, and abnormal skin and bone growth it is known ...
A nail disease or onychosis is a disease or deformity of the nail. Although the nail is a structure produced by the skin and is a skin appendage, nail diseases have a distinct classification as they have their own signs and symptoms which may relate to other medical conditions. Some nail conditions that show signs of infection or inflammation ...
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 ...
Nail clubbing may sound intriguing, sort of like a party for your hands. But the truth is, this condition isn’t a rave you can attend at a trendy night spot with all your friends. In fact, it ...
Nail Clubbing. LittleThings/Heeral Chhibber Also known as drumstick fingers and watch-glass nails, clubbed nails occur when the nails curve around the fingertips.
Acropachy. Acropachy is a dermopathy associated with Graves' disease. [ 1] It is characterized by soft-tissue swelling of the hands and clubbing of the fingers. Radiographic imaging of affected extremities typically demonstrates periostitis, most commonly the metacarpal bones. The exact cause is unknown, but it is thought to be caused by ...
It is mainly characterized by pachyderma (thickening of the skin), periostosis (excessive bone formation) and finger clubbing (swelling of tissue with loss of normal angle between nail and nail bed). [1] [3] This disease affects more men than women. [1] [4] After onset, the disease stabilizes after about 5–20 years. Life of PDP patients can ...
Psoriatic nails are characterized by a translucent discolouration in the nail bed that resembles a drop of oil beneath the nail plate. Early signs that may accompany the "oil drop" include thickening of the lateral edges of the nail bed with or without resultant flattening or concavity of the nail; separation of the nail from the underlying nail bed, often in thin streaks from the tip-edge to ...