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supernumerary nails of the fingers and toes: Polyonychia from congenital polysyndactyly: Specialty: Medical genetics: Symptoms: Having two or more finger/toenails on a single digit: Complications: Social insecurity: Usual onset: Birth (congenital), post-traumatic (acquired) Duration: Life-long (unless it's corrected) Treatment: Plastic surgery ...
[2] [5] Trimming the affected nails when on treatment also appears useful. [2] There is a ciclopirox-containing nail polish, but there is no evidence that it works. [2] The condition returns in up to half of cases following treatment. [2] Not using old shoes after treatment may decrease the risk of recurrence. [3]
An accessory toenail on a right foot. The accessory nail of the fifth toe, also known as a double nail of the fifth toe (DNFT) [1] or a petaloid toenail, [2] is a physical trait of the small toe, where a minuscule sixth toenail is present in the outer corner of the nail situated on the smallest toe. Although understudied and underreported, its ...
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]
A thin black line from the cuticle kept growing. It was the sign of rare, aggressive subungual melanoma. She got a 2nd opinion, advocated for herself.
Cleaning under the nail is not recommended as this only serves to separate the nail further. Bandages are also to be avoided. [11] When kept dry and away from further trauma, the nail will reattach from the base upward (i.e., from proximal to distal). The aim of treatment is also to eliminate onychomycosis that is a major cause of onycholysis.
A toenail takes a year or longer to grow out, Del Campo notes. So even if a treatment is knocking out the fungus, you'll probably have to wait patiently to see a completely healthy-looking nail.
While Beau's lines are actual ridges and indentations in the nail plate, Muehrcke lines are areas of hypopigmentation without palpable ridges; they affect the underlying nail bed, and not the nail itself. Beau's lines should also be distinguished from Mees' lines of the fingernails, which are areas of discoloration in the nail plate.