Nail diseases and disorders

Question 1

What is Paronychia?

Answer 1

Bacterial infection- puss, red, swollen, affects the nail wall

Question 2

What is the condition caused by fungus which has yellow, greenish patches under the nail plate?

Answer 2

Onychomycosis

Question 3

What disease/disorder starts with vesticles and then forms a yellow scab/crust?`

Answer 3

Impetigo

Question 4

What is onychocrytosis and what causes it?

Answer 4

Ingrowing toe nail and is caused by pressure by wearing poorly fitted shoes, not having the nails cut/filed straight across

Question 5

What is the disease/disorder called by severely bitten nails

Answer 5

Onychophagy

Question 6

What are Duck-billed nails?

Answer 6

Nails that have curved upwards

Question 7

Thin nail plate, white, flexible and may curve under the free edge. Who am I?

Answer 7

Egg Shell nails

Question 8

What is the disease/disorder caused by extreme dryness of the nail plate?

Answer 8

Onychorrhexis

Question 9

Can be identified by pitting, hyperthropy, paronychia, ridges and onycholysis. Who am I?

Answer 9

Eczema

Question 10

What is Pterygium?

Answer 10

Overgrown hard cuticles

Question 11

What is the disease/disorder called by lifting of the nail plate from the nail plate?

Answer 11

Onycholysis

Question 12

Pitting and mottling and silvery scales. What disease/disorder can be identified by this description?

Answer 12

Psoriasis