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  2. Leukonychia - Wikipedia

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    In most cases, when white spots appear on a single or a couple of fingernails or toenails, the most common cause is injury to the base (matrix) of the nail. When this is the case, white spots disappear after around eight months, which is the amount of time the nails take to regrow completely.

  3. Mees' lines - Wikipedia

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    Mees' lines can look similar to injury to the nail, which should not be confused with true Mees' lines. [1] Mees' lines appear after an episode of poisoning with arsenic, [2] thallium or other heavy metals or selenium, [3] opioid MT-45, and can also appear if the subject is suffering from kidney failure. [4] They have been observed in ...

  4. Nail disease - Wikipedia

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    Dark nails are associated with B 12 deficiency. Stains of the nail plate (not the nail bed) are associated with smoking and henna use. Splinter hemorrhages (or haemorrhages) are tiny blood clots that tend to run vertically under the nails. Drug-induced nail changes are caused by drug usage which may result in various abnormalities. [6]: 665–6

  5. What Dermatologists Want You to Know About White Spots on ...

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    Broken and brittle nails are not uncommon, but if you’re seeing white spots on your nails, also known as leukonychia, it’s understandable to be concerned. “Leukonychia is a condition where ...

  6. The white spots on your nails aren't from a vitamin ... - AOL

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    White spots on nails are a very common nail issue that can have many causes, experts say. Here's what to know about identifying, treating and preventing those white spots.

  7. Here's what those white marks on your nails say about ... - AOL

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  8. Muehrcke's nails - Wikipedia

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    Muehrcke's lines were described by American physician Robert C. Muehrcke (1921–2003) in 1956. In a study published in BMJ, he examined patients with known chronic hypoalbuminemia and healthy volunteers, finding that the appearance of multiple transverse white lines was a highly specific marker for low serum albumin (no subject with the sign had SA over 2.2 g/dL), was associated with severity ...

  9. Hapalonychia - Wikipedia

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    Although overall well-being is not typically determined by nail health, fissures, nail fissures (or breaks) and calcium spots are minor indications of inner health. [2] Hapalonychia is known to occur in persons with myxedema , rheumatoid arthritis , anorexia , bulimia , Hansen's disease , Raynaud phenomenon , oral retinoid therapy , and ...