leukonychia

Question 1

Association: Hepatic disorders.
■ Findings:Opaque white plate obscuring lunula and extending to within 1 to 2 mm rom distal
edgeo nail(Fig.32-24).Involvesallnailsevenly

Answer 1

Terry leukonychia

two-thirds o thenailplateiswhite,whereasthedistal third shows the red color o the nail bed.

Question 2

■ Association: Renal disorders.

■ Findings:Proximalnaildullwhite obscuring lunula (20–60%o nail);distalnailpink/reddish.

Answer 2

UremicHalf and-Half Nail of Lindsay

Question 3

(see Fig. 32-34).
■ Paired, narrow, and white transverse bands.
■ Association:Cancerantineoplasticchemotherapy,hypoalbuminemia;unilateral ollowingtrauma.
■ Findings: Bands are parallel to lunula, separated rom one another, and rom lunula, by strips o
pinknail.

Answer 3

Banded nails (Muehrcke lines)