Reference Websiets
Fingernail abnormalities and related diseases (American Family Physician)
Fingernail abnormalities in Podiatry Magazine (Podiatry Magazine)
Reference
Fawcett, R. S., Linford, S., & Stulberg, D. L. (2004). Nail abnormalities: Clues to systemic disease. American Family Physician. 69(6):1417-1424. https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0315/p1417
Notes
dystrophic nails = malformed, thickened, discolored, brittle
hypertrophic nails = thickened toenails
trachyonychia = rough, linear ridges, often affects all 20 nails
onycholysis = painless separation from the nail bed, white discoloration
koilonychia = spoon nails
Ram’s horn nail
