nail diseases Flashcards
onychomycosis - ring worm of nail
when the nail becomes thick and discolors from black to brown or beige to white
tinea manus - ringworm of hand
contains tiny blisters, dark pink to reddish in color; can have dry flakes
tinea pedis - ringworm of feet
itching and peeling of the skin on feet
paronychia - inflammation of skin around nail
red, swollen, sore, warm to touch, can lose the nail
onychoptosis
shedding or falling off of nails
onychia
inflammation of the nail matrix
onychatrophia - wasting away of nail
nail shrinks in size and may separate from nail bed
onycholysis
loosening or separation of nail
blue nails
blue color in skin under the nail
eggshell nails
thick nails, almost see through, transparent
corrugations
horizontal wavy ridges across nails
kolionychia
nails with a concave shape
furrows
indented vertical lines down nail plate
onychogryposis
increased curvature of nails
onychocryptosis
ingrown nails
melanonychia
a brown or black darkening of nail
onychauxis
thickening of the nail plate or an abnormal outgrowth of the nail
agnails/hangnails
split cuticles; loose skin partially separated from cuticle
bruised nail
dark purplish discoloration under the nail
leukonychia
white spots appearing in nail
pterygium
living skin that becomes attached to the nail plate
beaus lines
indentations similar to horizontal corrugations that run across nail
onychophagy
bitten nails
onychorrhxis
split or brittle nails
