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Nail Diseases

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:

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  1. 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 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/naildiseases.html - Health Topics
  2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Nail Diseases From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Nail Diseases/Clinical Trials ... Nail Diseases
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  4. Fungal nail infection 
    ... 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, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001330.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Onychoschizia (VisualDX)  
    Nail Diseases/Images ... Nail Diseases
    https://www.skinsight.com/.../adult/onychoschizia?Imiw9cApl - External Health Links
  6. Paronychia 
    ... Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 23. Dinulos JGH. Nail diseases. In: Dinulos JGH, ed. Habif's Clinical Dermatology . 7th ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001444.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Onycholysis (VisualDX)  
    Nail Diseases/Images ... Nail Diseases
    https://www.skinsight.com/.../adult/onycholysis?Imiw9cApl - External Health Links
  8. Paronychia (VisualDX)  
    Nail Diseases/Images ... Nail Diseases
    https://www.skinsight.com/skin-conditions/adult/paronychia?Imiw9cApl - External Health Links
  9. Onychomycosis (VisualDX)  
    Nail Diseases/Images ... Nail Diseases
    https://www.skinsight.com/.../adult/onychomycosis?Imiw9cApl - External Health Links
  10. Female pattern baldness 
    ... Elsevier; 2022:chap 12. Zug KA. Hair and nail diseases. In: Habif TP, Dinulos JGH, Chapman MS, Zug ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001173.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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