Nail Disorders

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  1. 6. Also known as spoon nails, inverted or concave nails
  2. 8. A condition in which the living tissue surrounding the nail plate splits or tears.
  3. 9. Also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail plate, usually caused by injury to the matrix, but may be inherited
  4. 11. Split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate
  5. 12. Vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate that are caused by uneven growth of the nails, usually the result of normal aging
  6. 13. Named for the nail bed color; is usually caused by a lack of circulating oxygen in the red blood cells.
  7. 14. Also known as bitten nails, chewed nails or chewed hardened skin surrounding the nail plate.
  8. 15. Thickening of the fingernails or toenails
  9. 16. Condition in which a blood clot forms under the nail plate, causing a dark purplish spot. These discolorations are usually due to the small injuries to the nail bed.
  10. 18. Physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries and allows a small amount of blood flow
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  1. 1. Sometimes called furrows or corrugations; visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate; usually a result of major illness or injury that has traumatized the body.
  2. 2. Also known as ram's horn or claw nails; an enlargement of the fingernails or toenails accompanied by increased thickening and curvature
  3. 3. Also known as a trumpet nail; increased crosswise curvature of the matrix the edges of the nail plate may curl around to form the shape of a trumpet or sharp cone at the free edge
  4. 4. Darkening of the fingernails or toenails; may be seen as a black band within the nail plate extending from the base to the free edge
  5. 5. Also known as white spots; whitish discolorations of the nail usually caused by minor injury to the nail matrix. Not related to the body's health or vitamin deficiences.
  6. 7. Nails turn a variety of colors; may indicate surface staining, a systemic disorder, or poor blood circulation
  7. 10. Noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge.
  8. 17. Abnormal stretching of skin around the nail plate; usually caused by serious injury, such as burns, or an adverse skin reaction to the chemical nail enhancement products or an allergic skin reaction