Disorders 1
Darkening of the fingernails or toe nails.
What is melanonychia?
This is caused by uneven growth of the nails, usually as a result of illness or injury.
What is Ridges
Lifting of the nail.
What is Onycholysis
Fungal infection of the feet.
What is Tinea Pedis
This is characterized by abnormally brittle nails with lengthwise ridges on the nail plate.
What is onychorrhexis
The technical term for white spots or a whitish discoloration of the nails.
What is Leukonychia
The results of split or torn tissue around the nail.
What is hang nails?
A bacterium that can cause nail infections when artificial products such as wraps and tips are applied under unclean conditions.
What is Pseudomonas aeruginosa
This is a bacterial inflammation that affects the tissues surrounding the nail.
What is Paronychia
Stretching of the skin by the nail plate.
What is Pterygium
Depressions running across the width of the nail plate.
What is beau's lines.
These nails have a thin nail plate and are noticeable more flexible than normal.
What are eggshell nails.
An inflammation that affects the matrix.
What is Onychia
The common symptom shared by onychomadesis and onychia.
What is shedding of the nail.
This is qualified as a parasite.
What is fungi
This is a nail condition that is safe to work with in the salon, and is the most common.
What is onychophagy.
This may be a sign of a blood clot under the nail.
What is Bruised nails.
This condition cannot be performed by a cosmetologist.
What is onychocryptosis
A lump of red tissue growing up from the nail bed to the nail plate
What is pyogenic granuloma
The general term for nail disease and deformity
What is onychosis
From an infection control standpoint this is safe to perform services on.
What is eggshell nails
Abnormally brittle nails with lengthwise ridges on the nail plate.
What is Onychorrhexis
Technical term for Ingrown nails
What is Onychocryptosis
The term for red, itchy patches of skin on the bottom of the feet or between the toes.
Tinea pedis
This causes nail disorders formerly called molds, characterized by discoloration between the nail plate and artificial nails.
What is bacteria