Nail Disorders

Question	Answer
Beau's Lines	Sometimes called furrows or corrugations; visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate.
Eggshell Nails	Noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge.
Eponychium- hangnail	A condition in which the living tissue surrounding the nail plate splits or tears.
Koilonychia	Soft spoon nails with a concave shape that appear scooped out.
Leukonychia Spots	Also known as white spots; whitish discoloration of the nails, usually caused by injury to the matrix area.
Melanonychia	Darkening of the finger nails or toenails.
Nail Pterygium	Abnormal condition that occurs when the skin is stretched by the nail plate.
Nail Psoriasis	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.
Onychauxis	Thickening of nails
Onychia	Inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail.
Onychocryptosis	Also known as ingrown nails; nail grows into the sides of the tissue around the nail.
Onycholysis	Lifting of the nail plate from the nail bed without shedding, usually beginning at the free edge and continuing toward the lunula area.
Onychomycosis	Fungal infection of the natural nail plate.
Onychophagy	Also known as bitten nails
Onychorrhexis	Split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate.
Paronychia	Bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail.
Plicatured Nail	Also known as folded nail
Ridges	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.
Pincer Nail	Also known as trumpet nail; increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate caused by an increased curvature of the matrix.
Plicatured Nail	Also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail usually caused by injury to the matrix, but may be inherited.
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa	Common bacteria that can lead to a bacterial infection that appears as a green, yellow, or black discoloration on the nail.
Psoriasis Nail	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.
Pyogenic Granuoma	Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.
Splinter Hemorrhage	Hemorrhage caused by trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allow small amounts of blood flow.
Tinea Pedis	Also known as athlete's foot

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