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  2. I’m a dermatologist — this is the one nail sign you should ...

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    Dermatologist Lindsey Zubritsky is “begging” her 1.4 million TikTok followers to check their nails for a vertical line, which could indicate a subungual melanoma, a rare, but serious skin cancer.

  3. She noticed a tiny line under her nail. She had no idea it ...

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    It was the sign of rare, aggressive subungual melanoma. She got a 2nd opinion, advocated for herself. A thin black line from the cuticle kept growing. It was the sign of rare, aggressive subungual ...

  4. Acral lentiginous melanoma - Wikipedia

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    When under the nail it typically appears as dark longitudinal streaks. [7] As it grows, ALM may also spread to other areas of the body. [7] Melanoma is a group of serious skin cancers that arise from pigment cells (melanocytes); acral lentiginous melanoma is a kind of lentiginous [8] skin melanoma. [6]

  5. Whitlow - Wikipedia

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    Whitlow usually refers to herpetic whitlow, though it can also refer to melanotic whitlow (subungual melanoma), [7] which somewhat resembles acral lentiginous melanoma. The terms whitlow and felon are also sometimes misapplied to paronychia, which is an infection of the tissue at the side or base of the nail. Felon presents with a throbbing ...

  6. 'Bruise' turned out to be deadly melanoma hiding on 21-year ...

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    A black line in your nail can be a sign of melanoma, or it can be a normal part of your nail bed. A woman's story can help you identify the difference. 'Bruise' turned out to be deadly melanoma ...

  7. Onychorrhexis - Wikipedia

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    Onychorrhexis (from the Greek words ὄνυχο- ónycho-, "nail" and ῥῆξις rhexis, "bursting"), is a brittleness with breakage of finger or toenails that may result from hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy. [1]: 786 It can also be seen in melanoma that involves the nail and onychomycosis. [2]

  8. Melanonychia - Wikipedia

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    Melanonychia is a black or brown pigmentation of a nail, and may be present as a normal finding on many digits in Afro-Caribbeans, as a result of trauma, systemic disease, or medications, or as a postinflammatory event from such localized events as lichen planus or fixed drug eruption.

  9. How to spot 18 common — and not so common — bumps, rashes and ...

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    Melanoma symptoms and signs. Melanoma tumors tend to be black or brown, but can sometimes be pink, tan or white. Anyone can get melanoma, but people with light skin are at greater risk. Causes of ...