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Nail Diseases & Disorders

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Kilonychia   show
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show Also known as white spots; whitish discolorations of the nail usually caused by minor injury to the nail matrix.  
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Nail Pterygium   show
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Melanonychia   show
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Onychauxis   show
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Onychogryposis   show
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Onychophagy   show
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show Split or brittle nails that have a series of lengthwise ridges giving a rough appearance to the surface of the nail plate.  
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Pincer Nail   show
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show Also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail plate, usually caused by injury to the matrix, but it may be inherited.  
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Splinter hemorrhage   show
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Nail Psoriasis   show
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show Inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the nail.  
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Onychocryptosis   show
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show Lifting of the nail plate from the nail bed, without shedding, usually beginning at the free edge and continuing toward the lunula area.  
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Onychomadesis   show
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Onychomycosis   show
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Paronychia   show
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show Common bacteria that can lead to a bacterial infection that appears as a green, yellow, or black discoloration on the nail bed.  
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Pyogenic Granuloma   show
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