Your toenails and fingernails protect the tissues of your toes and fingers. They are made up of layers of a hardened protein called keratin, which is also in your hair and skin. The health of your nails can be a clue to your overall health. Healthy nails are usually smooth and consistent in color. Specific types of nail discoloration and changes in growth rate can be signs of lung, heart, kidney, and liver diseases, as well as diabetes and anemia. White spots and vertical ridges are harmless.
Nail problems that sometimes require treatment include:
- Nail Diseases (National Library of Medicine)Your toenails and fingernails protect the tissues of your toes and fingers. They are made up of layers of a hardened protein called keratin, which is also ...
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Nail Diseases (National Institutes of Health)Nail Diseases/Clinical Trials ... Nail Diseases
- ... Menopause Test Your Menopause Knowledge (Medical Encyclopedia) N Nail Diseases Quiz: Nails (Nemours Foundation) Nutrition Are You Eating Enough Fruits ...
- ... Minor skin or nail injuries Deformed nail or nail disease Moist skin for a long time Immune system ... Dinulos JGH. Nail diseases. In: Dinulos JGH, ed. Habif's Clinical Dermatology . 7th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2021:chap 25. Holguin T, Osmani S, ...
- Onychoschizia (VisualDX)Nail Diseases/Images ... Nail Diseases
- ... Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 23. Dinulos JGH. Nail diseases. In: Dinulos JGH, ed. Habif's Clinical Dermatology . 7th ...
- Beau Lines (VisualDX)Nail Diseases/Images ... Nail Diseases
- Onycholysis (VisualDX)Nail Diseases/Images ... Nail Diseases
- Nail Infection (Paronychia) (VisualDX)Nail Diseases/Images ... Nail Diseases
- Fungal Nail Infection (Onychomycosis) (VisualDX)Nail Diseases/Images ... Nail Diseases