Common Nail Disorders Show Beau's lines: are deep grooved lines that run from side to side on the fingernail or the toenail. They may look like indentations or ridges in the nail plate. Blue fingernails: are caused by a low level or lack of oxygen circulating in your red blood cells. This condition is known as cyanosis. It occurs when there isn't enough oxygen in your blood, making the skin or membrane below the skin turn a purplish-blue color. Bruised nail beds or Subungual hematoma: the medical term for bleeding and bruising under the nail. This is usually the result of some kind of injury to the blood vessels under the nail bed. discolored nails: the nails appear white, yellow, or green, and can result from different infections and conditions of the skin Eggshell nails: A condition of your nails that causes them to appear thin, white, and brittle like that of an eggshell Hangnail: a tiny, torn piece of skin, more specifically eponychium or paronychium, next to a fingernail or toenail. Hangnails are typically caused by having dry skin, or by trauma to the fingers, such as paper cuts or nail biting Koilonychia: also known as spoon nails, is a nail disease that can be a sign of hypochromic anemia, especially iron-deficiency anemia. It refers to abnormally thin nails (usually of the hand) which have lost their convexity, becoming flat or even concave in shape. Leukonychia spots: a condition where white lines or dots appear on your finger or toenails. This is a very common issue and entirely harmless. Melanonychia: a condition of either the fingernails or the toenails. Melanonychia is when you have brown or black lines on your nails. The decolorization is usually in a stripe that starts at the bottom of your nail bed and continues to the top. It may be in one nail or several. Onychophagy: an oral compulsive habit of biting one's fingernails Onychorrhexis: a brittleness with breakage of finger or toenails that may result from hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy Plicatured nail: a type of highly curved nail plate often caused by injury to the matrix, but may be inherited;also called "folded nail" Ridges: Vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate, usually related to normal aging Splinter Hemorrhage: tiny blood spots that appear underneath the nail. They look like splinters and occur when tiny blood vessels (capillaries) along the nail bed are damaged and burst. focusNode Didn't know it? Knew it? Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into
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Popular Standardized Tests sets Which condition is an inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural plate?Onychia is an inflammation of the nail folds (surrounding tissue of the nail plate) of the nail with formation of pus and shedding of the nail. Onychia results from the introduction of microscopic pathogens through small wounds.
What is inflammation of the nail matrix called?Abstract. Chronic paronychia is an inflammatory disorder of the nail folds of a toe or finger presenting as redness, tenderness, and swelling. It is recalcitrant dermatoses seen commonly in housewives and housemaids. It is a multifactorial inflammatory reaction of the proximal nail fold to irritants and allergens.
What usually causes Onychorrhexis Milady?Conditions that can cause onychorrhexis include: Anemia. Arteriosclerosis. Thyroid disease.
When a nail plate separates and falls from the nail bed it is called?Onycholysis is when your nail separates from its nail bed. It often appears after an injury to your nail, but it may have other causes, including fungi.
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