Disorders of the Nail

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Across
  1. 1. Excessive amount of cuticle moving forward onto the nail plate caused by skin disease, hereditary, trauma or injury to the nail
  2. 2. Broad general term for any nail disease
  3. 4. Splits in the free edge that run lengthwise causing weakness or further breaks to the nail caused by excessive use of cuticle and polish removers, careless and rough filing,injury to nails
  4. 5. Can be caused by an injury, health condition or heredity
  5. 6. Most common on big toe; increased curve and thickness, has ridges and is difficult to cut caused by hereditary, injury to nail bed and improper care of nails
  6. 9. Small rounded mass projecting from nail bed to the nail plate; inflammation caused by infection or injury
  7. 13. Very short nails with irregular edges caused by habitual nail biting
  8. 14. Long ridges that run horizontally or lengthwise across the nail, uneven growth caused by aggressive cuticle pushing, matrix injury
  9. 16. Edges of nail plate fold inward as nail grows, sometimes curling in completely giving nail a cone shape caused by improper shoe fitting, hereditary and nail bed deformity
  10. 17. White spots or streaks within the nail plate caused by nail injuries, hereditary
  11. 18. Nail detaches and falls off in whole or part caused by syphilis, fever, drug allergies and trauma
  12. 22. Dark pigment within the nail plate caused by excess melanin
  13. 23. Nails that have a concave depression in the middle of the nail, nail plate edges turn up and can be caused by genetic, illness or nerve disorder
  14. 24. Thin, white and flexible nails, blending and conforming over fingertip caused by improper diet, internal disease, certain medication, and nervous disorders
  15. 26. Nail plate separates from the nail bed creating a gap, does not fall off; nail appears white; color of nail will change if infected caused internal disorders, product allergies, trauma to the nail and infection
Down
  1. 1. Nail plate edges fold down into the nail walls at a 90 degree angle, either on one or both sides caused by shoe pressure, nail bed deformity, hereditary, ingrown nails
  2. 3. Blood that clots under the nail plate caused by injury to the nail bed
  3. 4. Nail growing into the nail groove causing inflammation on one or both sides of the nail caused by improper filing and or shoe fitting
  4. 7. Nail plate develops an abnormal thickening in width, not length caused by internal imbalance, heredity and injury
  5. 8. Pieces of shin that split surrounding the nail caused by improper cuticle softening and cutting job related, skin dryness
  6. 9. Inflammation of tissues surrounding or under the nail; tender, sometimes pus is present caused by unsanitary implements, aggressive cuticle pushing and cutting and yeast infection
  7. 10. Complete shedding of the nail plate, starting with a groove at the base of the nail caused by local infection, cancer treatments, and nail bed injury
  8. 11. Nail slowly deteriorates, nail gets smaller and falls off caused by internal disease and injury to matrix
  9. 12. Inflammation of the matrix; redness, swelling around base or underneath the nail plate, sometimes pus is present caused by unsanitary implements is present
  10. 15. A small hard flesh-colored or red lump under or beside the nail caused by HPV infection in the epidermal layer of the skin
  11. 19. Fungal infection between the fingers and on the palms that can reach the fingernails
  12. 20. Fungal infection between the toes also called athlete's foot
  13. 21. Contagious disease caused by a plant parasite; another name for ringworm
  14. 25. Nail is pitted or dimpled with brown spots caused by genetics