Nail Disease -Pham

Question 1

What is oncholysis? What are some causes?

Answer 1

lifting of the nail plate

Psoriasis, chronic paronychia and onchomycosis

Question 2

What are Beau’s Lines? When are they typically seen?

Answer 2

• transverse depressions of the nail plate due to arrest of the nail matrix
• 2 months after stressful event

Question 3

Arsenic poisoning can cause what nail disease?

Answer 3

Mee’s Lines (white transverse lines)

Question 4

What are half and half nails associated with?

Answer 4

Chronic renal failure

Question 5

What are Terry’s Nails? What are they associated with?

Answer 5

• Cirrhosis

- Most of the nail is white with the most distal part bing pink

Question 6

What can Yellow Nail Syndrome be due to?

Answer 6

• Lymphedema

- Respiratory distress

Question 7

What are Muehrcke’s lines? How does this differ from Mee’s Lines?

Answer 7

Muerche’s lines are transverse white lines due to an abnormality in the vascular nailed/vascular bed.

these do NOT move as the nail grows while Mee’s lines do

Question 8

What is associated with Splinter Hemorhages?

Answer 8

Subacute bacterial endocarditis

Question 9

What is the treatment for Onychomycosis?

Answer 9

• Naftin gel

- Ciclopirox nail solution