This document discusses various nail conditions and disorders. It describes conditions such as:
- Blue nails which can be caused by poor circulation or heart disorders.
- Beau's lines, which are ridges that appear on nails due to injury or illness.
- Onychomycosis, which is a fungal infection of the nail.
- Paronychia, which is inflammation around the nail due to infection entering through small wounds.
- Ingrown nails which occur when the nail grows into the skin and can cause infection.
This document discusses various nail conditions and disorders. It describes conditions such as:
- Blue nails which can be caused by poor circulation or heart disorders.
- Beau's lines, which are ridges that appear on nails due to injury or illness.
- Onychomycosis, which is a fungal infection of the nail.
- Paronychia, which is inflammation around the nail due to infection entering through small wounds.
- Ingrown nails which occur when the nail grows into the skin and can cause infection.
This document discusses various nail conditions and disorders. It describes conditions such as:
- Blue nails which can be caused by poor circulation or heart disorders.
- Beau's lines, which are ridges that appear on nails due to injury or illness.
- Onychomycosis, which is a fungal infection of the nail.
- Paronychia, which is inflammation around the nail due to infection entering through small wounds.
- Ingrown nails which occur when the nail grows into the skin and can cause infection.
This document discusses various nail conditions and disorders. It describes conditions such as:
- Blue nails which can be caused by poor circulation or heart disorders.
- Beau's lines, which are ridges that appear on nails due to injury or illness.
- Onychomycosis, which is a fungal infection of the nail.
- Paronychia, which is inflammation around the nail due to infection entering through small wounds.
- Ingrown nails which occur when the nail grows into the skin and can cause infection.
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conditions of both the
nail, and the surrounding
skin which result from bacterial, fungal and viral infections. a large group of conditions that affect the appearance of fingernails and toenails It is bluish in color, may be attributed to poor blood circulation or heart disorder. It is a vertical splitting or separation of the nail plate layers at the distal (free) edge of the nail plate. It shows dark purplish spots in the nail. This is usually due to injury and bleeding of the nail bed. The nail plate separates from the nailbed and curves at the free edge chronic illness of the systemic or nervous origin. These are long ridges that run either lengthwise or across the nail It is a condition in which the cuticle splits around the nail Carelessness in removing the cuticle, dryness, cutting off too much White spot appears frequently in the nails. They may be caused by injury to the base of the nail It is an overgrowth of cuticle which sticks to the surfaces of nail plate described as wasting away of the nail . The nail loses its luster, shrinks and falls It is an overgrowth of the nail usually in thickness rather than length. It is caused by an internal imbalance, such as local infection or heredity It is a deformity of nail plate caused by biting nails. It is an acquired nervous habit which prompts the individual to chew the nail or the hardened cuticle. It refers to split or brittle nails caused by an injury to the finger, careless filing of the nails, excessive use of cuticle solvents and nail polish removers It is caused by uneven growth of the nails, usually resulting from illness It is caused by an accident during manicure service. Apply an antiseptic immediately. It is an infectious disease caused by a vegetable parasite. The appearance of the nail is frayed (worn out), brittle with furrowed surface, opaque, grayish, or yellowish in color and is lifted-up by an accumulation of epidermis underneath Is a term applicable to chronic inflammation of the nail fold and nail bed (matrix). It results from the introduction of microscopic pathogen through small wounds. It is referred to ingrown nails which affect the fingers and toenails. It is marked by nail growth into surrounding tissues and may cause infection. Incorrect trimming a shaping of nails are often responsible for ingrown nails. It is the periodic shedding of one or more nails, either in the whole or in part. This condition maybe a symptom of a more alarm disease such as syphilis or can result from fever, trauma systematic upset or adverse reaction to drug It refers to the detachment of the nail from the nail bed, starting at its distal and/or lateral attachment. The most common cause of onycholysis is psoriasis It pertains to extreme thickening curvature of the nails, usually it is caused by varying degree of hyperkeratosis on the distal portion of the nail bed that detaches and lifts the plate off the bed
