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Anonychia is the failure to form fingernails or toenails. [ 1 ] It is an anomaly which may be the result of a congenital ectodermal defect, ichthyosis , severe infection, severe allergic contact dermatitis , self-inflicted trauma , Raynaud phenomenon , lichen planus , epidermolysis bullosa , or severe exfoliative diseases.
Nail–patella syndrome is a genetic disorder that results in small, poorly developed nails and kneecaps, but can also affect many other areas of the body, such as the elbows, chest, and hips. The name "nail–patella" can be very misleading because the syndrome often affects many other areas of the body, including even the production of ...
Cooks syndrome is a hereditary disorder which is characterized in the hands by bilateral nail hypoplasia on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger, absence of fingernails on the ring finger and little finger, lengthening of the thumbs, and bulbousness of the fingers.
Are your fingernails yellow, brown, black, or another color? Doctors explain the different causes of nail discoloration, and what to do in each case.
Onychorrhexis also known as brittle nails, is brittleness with breakage of fingernails or toenails. Paronychia is a bacterial or fungal infection where the nail and skin meet. Koilonychia is when the nail curves upwards (becomes spoon-shaped) due to an iron deficiency. The normal process of change is: brittle nails, straight nails, spoon-shaped ...
Diagnosis of Ectodermal Dysplasia is usually made based on the episodes of hyperpyrexia, absence or maturity of sweat glands, absence or type of hair, or the absence and morphology of the teeth. [1] Clinical diagnosis however, is often difficult during early infancy as the above-mentioned manifestations are hard to detect.
“Spoon nails,” with depressions in the center, could be a sign of iron deficiencies or hemochromatosis, a liver condition in which your body is absorbing too much iron from the foods you eat.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israelis are ready to fight with their "fingernails", Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday in a thinly veiled rebuff to U.S. President Joe Biden's warning that ...