Nail Diseases/ Disorders/ Conditions

Indented vertical lines down nail plate

• Blue Nails

• Corrugations

• Onychogryposis

• Furrows

Itching and peeling of the skin on feet; blisters containing colorless fluid form in groups or singly on sores and between toes, leaving sore or itchy skin on feet.

• Onychomycosis

• Tinea Pedis

• Onychia

• Onycholysis

Ringworm of the hand;

Appears as rings containing tiny blisters, dark pink to reddish in color.

Dry flakes; can be confused with eczema or contact dermatitis

• Tinea pedis

• Tinea Manus

• Paronychia

• Onycholysis

Very thin, soft nails. almost see-through, transparent

• Furrows

• Melannonychia

• Eggshell Nails

• Onychauxis or Hypertrophy

Increased curvature of nails. Increased thickness and curving may occur with age or injury to nail; most common on the big toe.

• Onychogryposis or "Claw Nails"

• Onychocryptosis

• Melanonychia

• Onychauxis or Hypertrophy

Inflammation of the nail matrix;

Pus formation, red swollen and tender. Nail may stop growing and plate may detach.

• Onychia

• Onychatrophia

• Onycholysis

• Onychomycosis

Ringworm of the nail;

Nail becomes thick and discolors from black to brown or beige to white; can develop white scaly patches with yellow streaks under nail plate

• Onychoptosis

• Onychia

• Onychomycosis

• Onychatrophia

Blue or purple nail bed, usually from poor circulation

• Blue Finernails

• Bruised Nail Beds

• Pincer Nail

• Hangnail

White spots appearing in nail; a small separation from the nail bed; grows out with the nail

• Leukonychia

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  Beau's Lines

• Onychorrhexis

• Onychophagy

Ingrown nails

• Melanonychia

• Onychauxis or Hypertrophy

• Onychocryptosis

• Koilonychia or Spoon Nails