Ch 6 nail disorders and diseases

Rapidly growing and contagious bacteria that can cause infection; seen in the early stages as a yellow/green spot that becomes darker in advanced stage

• Pseudomonas aeruginosa

• Nail melanoma

• Pyogenic granuloma

• Times pedis

A rare and serious type of skin cancer that begins in the nail matrix

• Ridged nail

• Pyogenic granuloma

• Nail melanoma

• Onychia

Fungul infection of the feet also known as athletes foot

• Bruised nail bed

• Pincer nail

• Tinea pedis

• Eggshell nail

Known as trumpet nail a form of dramatically increased nail curative of the free edge

• Pincer nail

• Pilcatured nail

• Piner nail

• Paronychia

Significant nail darkening caused by increased pigment cells

• Melanonychia

• Eggshell nail

• Bruised nail bed

Thin white nail plate is more flexible than usual; usually caused by diet, hereditary internal disease

• Paronychia

• Eggshell nail

• Onychomadesis

• Onycholysis

Bacterial inflammation of the tissues around the nail plate causing pus swelling redness

• Melanonychia

• Nail bed

• Paronychia

• Stuffed nail

Darkish purple spots Usually due to a small nail bed injury can usually be covered with nail polish or camouflage

• Bruised nail bed

• Onychia

• Onycholysis

• Paronychia

Separation and falling off a nail plate from the nail bed caused by infection, matrix, injury systemic illness

• Onychomadesis

• Pyogenic granuloma

• Onychia

• Onychorrhexis

Separation of the nail plate and bed often due to injury or allergic reactions

• Onychia

• Onychomadesis

• Onycholysis

• Onychrrhexis