Nail Diseases & Disorders

Question 1

Nail Disorder

Answer 1

an unhealthy nail condition that is hereditary or caused by injury or disease of the nail unit

Question 2

Beau’s Lines

Answer 2

Depressions running across the nail plate’s width due to the slowing production of the matric cells

Question 3

Bruised Nail Bed

Answer 3

dark purplish sports, usually due to a small nail bed injury

Question 4

Discolored Nail

Answer 4

may indicate surface staining, a systemic disorder, or poor blood circulation

Question 5

Eggshell Nail

Answer 5

Noticeably thin white nail plate, more flexible than usually

Question 6

Hangnail

Answer 6

damaged skin around the nail plate becomes split or torn

Question 7

Leukonychia

Answer 7

Whitish discolored spots on the nails

Question 8

Melanonychia

Answer 8

Significant nail darkening caused by increased pigment cells, visible as a black band extending from the base to the free edge

Question 9

Nail Pterygium

Answer 9

irregular stretching of the eponychium or the hyponychium around the nail plate

Question 10

Onychophagy

Answer 10

bitten nails

Question 11

Onychorrhexis

Answer 11

irregular split or brittle nails appearing as the nail plate surface roughness

Question 12

Pincer nail

Answer 12

trumpet nail

Question 13

Plicated nail

Answer 13

folded nail: highly curved nail plate

Question 14

Ridged Nail

Answer 14

lengthwise grooves in the plate

Question 15

Splinter Hemorrhage

Answer 15

damaged to the capillaries under the nail

Question 16

Onychosis

Answer 16

nail disease

Question 17

Nail Melanoma

Answer 17

rare and serious skin cancer that begins at the nail matrix

Question 18

Nail Psoriasis

Answer 18

nail surface pitting, roughness, onycholysis, and bed discolorations

Question 19

Onychia

Answer 19

matrix inflammation and nail shedding

Question 20

Onychocryptosis

Answer 20

ingrown nail

Question 21

Onycholysis

Answer 21

separation of the nail plate and bed

Question 22

Onychomadesis

Answer 22

separation AND FALLING OFF of a nail plate from the nail ned

Question 23

Onychomycosis

Answer 23

nail plate fungal infections, whitish patches that can be scraped off the nail’s surface or long whitish or pale yellowish streaks within the nail plate

Question 24

Paronychia

Answer 24

bacterial inflammation of the tissues around the nail plate, causing pus, swelling, and redness; from excessive water and detergent exposure

Question 25

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Answer 25

rapidly growing and contagious bacteria; starts as a yellow-green spot that eventually becomes darker and turns brown/black

Question 26

Pyogenic Granuloma

Answer 26

severe nail inflammation, red tissue lump grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate

Question 27

Tinea Pedis

Answer 27

athlete’s foot