Nail Diseases 1
Ringworm of the nail; contagious fungal infection of the finger or toenails
What is Onychomycosis or Tinea Unguium?
Inflammation of skin around the nail
Paronychia
Also called spoon nails or ski jump nails; nails with a concave shape
Koilonychia
Also called claw nails; increased thickness or curvature of nails that may occur with age or injury to nail
Onychogryphosis
General term for inflammation of the proximal nail fold (PNF) or lateral nail folds (sidewalls)
Onychia
Painful inflammation on the fingertip
Felon
Also called corrugations or Beau’s lines; horizontal depressions across the width of the nail
Horizontal Grooves
Ingrown nails
Onychocryptosis
Infection in the proximal nail fold when the skin is broken and bacteria is able to get in
Myxoid Cyst
Green nail syndrome or “Greenies”; discoloration of nails
Chloronychia
Also called furrows; vertical depressions down the nail plate
Vertical Grooves
An abnormal outgrowth of nail or thickening of nail plate
Onychauxis or Hypertrophy
Atrophy of nail or wasting away of nail plate
Onychatrophia
Lesion that can form on the hand/foot or on the nail bed
Pyogenic Granuloma
A brown or black darkening of the nail; often appears as a darkened stripe running the length of the nail plate
Melanonychia
Also called trumpet nails; extreme C-curvature of the nail
Pincer Nails
Shedding or loss of the nail plate with separation beginning at the nail matrix
Onychomadesis
Any disease, disorder or condition of the nail
Onychosis
Shallow or deep holes in the nail called pitting
Nail Psoriasis
Also called folded nails; sides of the folded nail cut into the soft tissue; nail is flat on top, but one or both lateral nail folds angle sharply into the soft tissue
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