Nail Abnormalities
Nail abnormalities are problems with the color, shape, texture, or thickness of the fingernails or toenails.
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Nail problems that sometimes require treatment include bacterial and fungal infections, ingrown nails, tumors and warts. Keeping nails clean, dry and trimmed can help you avoid some problems. Do not remove the cuticle, which can cause infection.
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White nail syndrome ... Nail abnormalities are problems with the color, shape, texture, or thickness of the fingernails or toenails. ... Pitting is the presence of small depressions on the nail surface. Pitting nails are often accompanied with crumbling of the nail. The nail can becomes loose and sometimes fall off.
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Common nail problems: conditions, treatments, and pictures. Overview: Nail problems that can affect the fingernails and toenails can be caused by a variety of reasons, such as injury to the nail, infection, and poor nutrition (which can cause Beau ... Nail Infection, Fungal (Onychomycosis) Onychomycosis, commonly known as...
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From the University of Iowa's Hardin MD, Internet sources on Nail Problems : Pictures. ... Nail disease; Nail Problems (Hardin MD samples) ; Alan N. Binnick, Thomas P. Habif, DermNet.com, Portsmouth, New Hampshire...
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From the University of Iowa, the *best* lists of Internet sources in Nail Disorders / Nail Problems. ... Last updated Wednesday, May 27, 2009 [finger nail problems, fingernail problems, toenail problems, toe nail problems, toenail diseases, toenail disorders, toe nail disorders, toe nails images, toe nails photos,
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Treating nail problems ... White spots are extremely common and usually caused by minor trauma such as the nail being knocked. These are more likely to appear if you regularly work with your hands. Some people get white spots every now and then simply because it runs in the family. ... Foot problems...
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Fungal infections are caused by microscopic plants that live on our skin and on the dead tissue of our hair and nails. The following list contains the more common nail irregularities, diseases and disorders. For information on nail problems not listed here, please refer to the links at the bottom of this page.
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Superficial nail problems are caused by proximal matrix disruption, while deeper nail abnormalities are caused by distal matrix disruption. ... Localized bacterial and fungal infections of the nail, the most common nail problems seen by family physicians, have been reviewed elsewhere.3,4...
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