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Nail Disorders & Diseases

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Definition
nail disorder   show
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Beau’s lines   show
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show Named for the nail bed color; is usually caused by a lack of circulating oxygen in the red blood cells.  
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Bruised nail beds   show
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show Nails turn a variety of colors; may indicate surface staining, a systemic disorder, or poor blood circulation.  
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Eggshell nails   show
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show A condition in which the living tissue surrounding the nail plate splits or tears.  
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show Soft spoon nails with a concave shape that appear scooped out.  
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Melanonychia   show
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show Also known as white spots; whitish discolorations of the nails, usually caused by injury to the matrix area; not related to the body’s health or vitamin deficiencies.  
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Onychorrhexis   show
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Plicatured nail   show
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show Vertical lines running through the length of the natural nail plate that are caused by uneven growth of the nails, usually the result of normal aging.  
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show Also known as bitten nails; result of a habit of chewing the nail or chewing the hardened skin surrounding the nail plate.  
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show Hemorrhage caused by trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allow small amounts of blood flow.  
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show Thickening of nails.  
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show Abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate; usually caused by serious injury, such as burns, or an adverse skin reaction to chemical nail enhancement products.  
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Onychogryposis   show
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pincer nail   show
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show Bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail. Redness, pus, and swelling are usually seen in the skin fold adjacent to the nail plate.  
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show Any deformity or disease of the natural nails.  
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Onychia   show
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show Fungal infection of the natural nail plate.  
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa   show
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Pyogenic granuloma   show
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Tinea pedis   show
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show The separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed; affects fingernails and toenails.  
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show A noninfectious condition that affects the surface of the natural nail plate causing tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate.  
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Onycholysis   show
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Onychocryptosis   show
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