Nail Diseases

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  1. 3. Athlete's foot; red itchy rash on the skin on the bottom of feet or between toes
  2. 5. Lifting of the nail plate from the nail bed without shedding usually beginning at the free edge and continuing toward the lunula area
  3. 7. Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate
  4. 8. Tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate
Down
  1. 1. Common bacteria that can lead to a bacterial infection that appears as a green, yellow, or black discoloration on the nail bed
  2. 2. Inflammation of the nail matrix followed by the shedding of the nail
  3. 4. Separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed, can affect fingernails and toenails
  4. 6. Fungal infection of the natural nail plate
  5. 7. Bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail. Redness, pus, and swelling are usually seen in the skin fold adjacent to the nail plate
  6. 9. Also known as ingrown nails; nail grows into the sides of the tissue around the nail