Nail symptoms
Nail symptoms: Introduction
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Fingernail symptoms, Toenail symptoms, brittle nails, blue nails, brown nails, thickened nails, Nail ridges, thick nails
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Nail symptoms: Symptoms affecting the fingernails or toenails.
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Causes of Nail symptoms:
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causes of Nail symptoms.
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Diagnostic tests for Nail symptoms:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Nail symptoms. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Inspect fingernails and toenails from the side - to determine if there is true clubbing i.e. a loss of the angle between the nail bed and the finger. A subtle sign may be an increased in sponginess of the proximal nail bed.
- Inspect nail for nature of abnormality
- Temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Nail symptoms.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you noticed problems with your nails?
- What particular nail symptoms do you have? - e.g. discoloration, pale nails, brittle nails, nail bed infections, thickening of the nails, spoon shaped, clubbing of the nails, separation of nail from nail bed, pitting of the nails, lengthwise ridges - Changes in the nails can prove very helpful in diagnosis of systemic disease.
- Are the abnormalities focal (localized) or diffuse (widespread)? - Focal abnormalities include thickening (which is often due to fungal infections), inflammation (usually due to paronychia, onychia, fungal infection or syphilis), hemorrhages under the nail (due to trauma, subacute bacterial endocarditis or trichinosis), pitting of the nail (may be due to psoriasis) and atrophy of the nail (which may be due to peripheral vascular disease, epidermolysis bullosa, nail biting or peripheral neuropathy. Diffuse abnormalities of the nail may include thickening of the nails (due to syphilis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, clubbing, cyanotic heart disease, bronchiectasis, lung cancer), yellow nails (due to lymphoma or chest conditions) or spoon nails (due to iron deficiency anemia).
- Risk factors for fungal nail infection? - e.g. wearing of occlusive footwear, overcrowding of toes, communal bathing areas, poor peripheral blood circulation.
- Risk factors for iron deficiency anemia? - e.g. heavy periods, pregnancy, vegetarianism, peptic ulcer, gastrointestinal bleeding, celiac disease and frequent blood donations.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Nail symptoms) may include:
- Blue nails? - may suggest cyanosis, Wilson's disease, ochronosis, hemochromatosis or ingestion of certain medications.
- Red nails? - may suggest polycythaemia and carbon monoxide poisoning.
- Yellow nails? -many suggest Yellow nail syndrome. Nails are thickened with a diffuse yellow to green color with separation of the distal nail plate from the nail bed. May be due to lymphedema, pleural effusion (collection of fluid around the lung), bronchiectasis, Hodgkin's lymphoma, uterine cancer, malignant melanoma or lymphoma
- White nails? - may suggest hypoalbuminaemia (reduced albumin in blood) which may be due to chronic liver disease, severe malnutrition, nephrotic syndrome, protein losing gut disease.
- Nail and finger clubbing? - e.g. a loss of the angle between the nail bed and the finger. A subtle sign may be an increased in sponginess of the proximal nail bed. May be associated with cyanotic congenital heart disease, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis, Celiac disease, lung cancer, lung abscess, asbestosis, liver cirrhosis and thyrotoxicosis.
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Detailed list of causes of Nail symptoms
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How Common are these Causes of Nail symptoms?
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not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Nail symptoms.
Of the 318
causes of Nail symptoms that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 8
causes are "very common" diseases
- 13
causes are "common" diseases
- 4
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 2
causes are "rare" diseases
- 9
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 300
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Nail symptoms
Conditions listing symptoms: Nail symptoms:
The following list of conditions
have 'Nail symptoms' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
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Acanthokeratodermia
... thickened nailsAchrestic anemia
... brittle nailsAcrofacial dysostosis, Weyers type
... nail dysplasiaAcroosteolysis neurogenic
... thick fingernails, abnormal nailsAmelo-onycho-hypohidrotic syndrome
... hyperconvex nailsAnemia
... brittle nails, concave nailsAnemia, hypochromic microcytic
... brittle nailsAnemia, Iron-Deficiency
... brittle nailsAnonychia - microcephaly
... absent nailsAnonychia - onychodystrophy
... absent nailsAnonychia onychodystrophy brachydactyly type b
... absent nails, abnormal nailsAnonychia-onychodystrophy with brachydactyly type B and ectrodactyly
... absent nails, abnormal nailsAntley-Bixler Syndrome
... narrow nailsAntley-Bixler-like syndrome - ambiguous genitalia - disordered steroidogenesis
... narrow nailsAplasia/hypoplasia of pelvis, femur, fibula, and ulna with abnormal digits and nails
... absent nails, abnormal nailsAthabaskan severe combined immunodeficiency
... thick nailsB
Baughman syndrome
... thick nails, thin nailsBiemond syndrome type 3
... thickened nailsBrachydactyly type B
... absent nailsBullous dystrophy, macular type
... abnormal nailsC
Cataract and congenital ichthyosis
... abnormal nailsCataract, alopecia, sclerodactyly
... thick fingernailsChemical pneumonia
... blue toenailsChitayat Meunier Hodgkinson syndrome
... hyperconvex nailsChloramphenicol-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... brittle nailsChondroectodermal dysplasia
... hypoplastic nailsChristianson Fourie syndrome
... thick nails, abnormal nailsChromosome 10p terminal deletion syndrome
... thin nailsChromosome 19p duplication syndrome
... hypoplastic nailsChromosome 21, tetrasomy 21q
... hypoplastic nailsChromosome 3, trisomy 3q
... hypoplastic nailsChromosome 5, trisomy 5q
... Hyperconvex nailsChromosome 5q duplication syndrome
... hyperconvex nailsChromosome 8, monosomy 8p
... abnormal nailsChromosome 8p inverted duplication syndrome
... hypoplastic nailsChromosome 9 trisomy syndrome
... hyperconvex nailsChromosome 9, trisomy
... Hyperconvex nailsChronic anemia
... brittle nails, concave nailsClouston syndrome
... nail hypoplasia, nail dysplasiaCongenital spherocytic anemia
... brittle nailsCOPD
... blue nailsCopper deficiency-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... brittle nailsCorpus callosum agenesis - blepharophimosis - Robin sequence
... thin nailsCorpus callosum, agenesis of, blepharophimosis Robin type
... thin nailsCortical hyperostosis-syndactyly
... absent nailsCostello syndrome
... thin nailsCycloserine-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... brittle nailsD
Deafness - onychodystrophy - osteodystrophy - mental retardation
... absent nailsDeafness onychodystrophy dominant form
... abnormal nailsDeafness, congenital onychodystrophy, recessive form
... absent nailsDel(1) (23-q25)
... abnormal nailsDeletion 10pter
... Thin nailsDeletion 8p
... abnormal nailsDermatomyositis
... visible capillary loops under nail, shiny red areas under nailbed, numbness under nailbed, shiny red areas around nailbedDermatoosteolysis, Kirghizian type
... thick nailsDermo-odontodysplasia
... thick nailsDigitorenocerebral syndrome
... absent nailsDimorphic anemia
... brittle nailsDrug-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... brittle nailsDunnigan syndrome
... thick nailsDunningan syndrome
... thick nailsDuplication 5q
... Hyperconvex nailsDyserythropoietic anemia, congenital type 1
... thin nailsDystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
... absent nailsE
Ectodermal dysplasia
... thick nails, brittle nails, abnormal nail shapeEctodermal dysplasia anhidrotic
... abnormal nailsEctodermal dysplasia mental retardation syndactyly
... thick nails, curved nailsEctodermal dysplasia trichoodontoonychial type
... thick nails, abnormal nailsEctodermal dysplasia/ skin fragility syndrome
... thick nailsEctrodactyly - Ectodermal Dysplasia - Cleft Lip/Palate Syndrome, Type 1
... abnormal nailsEctrodactyly - Ectodermal Dysplasia - Cleft Lip/Palate Syndrome, Type 3
... abnormal nailsEctrodactyly ectrodermal dysplasia
... brittle nailsEdwards Syndrome
... hypoplastic nailsEEC syndrome
... nail dysplasiaEpidermolysis bullosa dystrophica, dominant type
... thick nailsEpidermolysis bullosa simplex with mottled pigmentation
... curved nailsEpidermolysis bullosa simplex, Ogna type
... curved big toenailsEpidermolysis bullosa, dermolytic
... thick nails, absent nails, abnormal nailsEpidermolysis bullosa, junctional
... thick nails, absent nailsEpidermolysis bullosa, pretibial
... nail abnormalityEthanol-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... brittle nailsF
Faciothoracogenital syndrome
... thin nailsFairbank disease
... thick nails, narrow nailsFibular hypoplasia or aplasia - femoral bowing - oligodactyly
... thin nailsFinlay-Markes syndrome
... brittle fingernailsFitzsimmons-McLachlan-Gilbert syndrome
... nail abnormalityFLOTCH syndrome
... white nailsFocal dermal hypoplasia
... hypoplastic nails, narrow nailsFolate-deficiency anemia
... brittle nailsFriedel Heid Grosshans syndrome
... white nailsFryns Syndrome
... absent nails, abnormal nailsFuhrmann syndrome
... thin nailsFuhrmann-Rieger-de Sousa syndrome
... thin nailsFukuda-Miyanomae-Nakata syndrome
... thin nailsFungal nail infections
... brown nails, brittle nails, infected nails, thickened nails, cloudy nails, lifted nailsG
Generalized pustular psoriasis
... thickened nailsGorlin-Bushkell-Jensen syndrome
... white nailsGräsbeck-Imerslund disease
... brittle nailsH
Halal Setton Wang syndrome
... abnormal nailsHay-Wells Syndrome
... absent nailsHay-Wells syndrome, recessive type
... absent nailsHemolytic anemia
... brittle nailsHereditary hypothyroidism
... Brittle finger nailsHereditary koilonychia
... concave nails, thin nailsHidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, type Christianson-Fourie
... thick nails, abnormal nailsHutchinson Gilford Syndrome
... hypoplastic nails, curved nails, brittle nailsHyperchromic Anemia
... brittle nailsHypodontia - nail dysgenesis
... brittle nails, thin nailsHypodontia dysplasia of nails
... brittle nails, thin nailsHypomelanosis of Ito
... nail hypoplasiaHypothyroid goitre
... Brittle finger nailsI
Ichthyosis - alopecia - eclabion - ectropion - mental retardation
... thick nails, abnormal nailsImerslünd-Grasbeck Syndrome
... brittle nailsIngrown nails
... nail tenderness, swollen toenail areaInherited spherocytic anemia
... brittle nailsIron deficiency anemia
... brittle nails, concave nailsIsoniazid-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... brittle nailsJ
Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome
... abnormal nailsJeune syndrome
... nail dysplasiaJugular lymphatic obstruction sequence
... hyperconvex nails, narrow nailsK
Kawasaki disease
... pale nailsKeratosis focal - palmoplantar, gingival
... thick nails, abnormal nailsKnuckle pads, leukonychia and sensorineural deafness
... white nailsKumar levick syndrome
... abnormal nailsL
Leprechaunism
... nail dysplasiaLeukonychia totalis
... white nailsLeukonychia totalis - trichilemmal cysts - cilliary dystrophy
... white nailsLimb-mammary syndrome
... abnormal nailsLymphedema - ptosis
... abnormal nailsM
Macrocytic anemia
... brittle nailsMacrocytic Hyperchromic Anemia
... brittle nailsManouvrier syndrome
... abnormal nailsMarinesco-Sjögren I
... thin nailsMegaloblastic Anemia 1
... brittle nailsMegalocytic-Normochromic anemia
... brittle nailsMelanoma
... Darkened area under nailMental retardation, Buenos Aires type
... abnormal nailsMethahemoglobinemia
... blue nailsMicrencephaly corpus callosum agenesis
... hyperconvex nailsMicrocytic Anemia
... brittle nails, concave nailsMicrocytic Hyperchromic Anemia
... brittle nailsMicrocytic hypochromic anemia
... brittle nails, concave nailsMicrocytic-Normochromic anemia
... brittle nailsMoloney syndrome
... abnormal nailsN
Nail conditions
... Brittle nails, Abnormal nail shapeNail dysplasia, isolated congenital
... abnormal nailsNail-Patella Syndrome
... nail hypoplasia, absent nailsNavajo poikiloderma
... thick nailsNon-hereditary spherocytic anemia
... brittle nailsNormochromic anemia
... brittle nailsNormocytic anemia
... brittle nailsNormocytic-Normochromic anemia
... brittle nailsNutritional anemia
... brittle nailsNutritional Sideroblastic anemia
... brittle nailsO
Oculo tricho dysplasia
... brittle nailsOdonto-tricho-ungual-digito-palmarn syndrome
... abnormal nailsOdontomicronychial dysplasia
... thin nailsOdontoonychodermal dysplasia
... abnormal nailsOLEDAID
... abnormal nailsOligodontia, keratitis, skin ulceration and arthroosteolysis
... thick nailsOnchyomycosis
... split nailsOnycho-tricho-dysplasia - neutropenia
... brittle nailsOnychodystrophy - deafness
... absent nailsOnychodystrophy and anonychia with type B brachydactyly and ectrodactyly
... absent nails, abnormal nailsOnychotrichodysplasia and neutropenia
... brittle nailsOnychotrichodysplasia, chronic neutropenia and mental retardation syndrome
... brittle nailsOro acral syndrome
... abnormal nailsP
Pachyonychia congenita recessive
... white nailsPachyonychia congenital syndrome
... hypoplastic nailsPachyonychia congenital syndrome type II
... hypoplastic nailsPallister-Hall Syndrome
... nail dysplasiaPalmoplantar keratoderma punctate, hereditary
... abnormal nailsParonychia
... red toenail skin, toenail infectionPatel-Bixler syndrome
... abnormal nailsPectus excavatum macrocephaly dysplastic nails
... abnormal nailsPernicious anemia
... brittle nailsPOEMS syndrome
... white nailsPoikilocytic anemia
... brittle nailsPopliteal pterygium syndrome, lethal type
... absent nailsPrimary hypothyroidism
... Brittle finger nailsProud-Levine-Carpenter syndrome
... abnormal nailsProximal subungual onychomycosis
... split nailsPsoriasis
... nail rash, split nails, thickening nailsPterygium, Popliteal, lethal type
... absent nailsPyridoxine deficiency-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... brittle nailsR
Rabson-Mendenhall syndrome
... abnormal nailsReiter’s syndrome
... thick fingernails, opaque fingernails, thickening of skin around the nails, brittle fingernailsRobinow syndrome, autosomal recessive
... nail dysplasiaRobinow syndrome, recessive form
... nail dysplasiaRobinson-Miller-Bensimon syndrome
... absent nailsS
Scalp - ear - nipple syndrome
... brittle fingernailsSchinzel Giedion Syndrome
... hyperconvex nailsSchäfer syndrome
... thickened nailsSclerosteosis
... nail dysplasiaSecondary hypothyroidism
... Brittle finger nailsSelective Vitamin B12 malabsorption with Proteinuria
... brittle nailsSelenium poisoning
... brittle nailsSener syndrome
... abnormal nailsSeptooptic dysplasia - digital anomalies
... absent nails, abnormal nailsSickle Cell Anemia
... brittle nailsSideroblastic anemia
... brittle nailsSideroblastic anemia, hereditary
... brittle nailsSideroblastic anemia, pyridoxine-responsive, autosomal recessive
... brittle nailsSideropenic anemia
... brittle nailsSimpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome
... nail hypoplasiaSoto's Syndrome
... brittle fingernailsSpherocytic anemia
... brittle nailsT
Taurodontia - absent teeth - sparse hair
... thin nailsTDO type II
... brittle nails, thin nailsTeebi-Kaurah syndrome
... absent nailsTertiary hypothyroidism
... Brittle finger nailsThumb deformity, alopecia, pigmentation anomaly
... thick fingernailsTinea
... green nails, grey nails, brittle nails, thickening nailsTooth and Nail syndrome
... brittle nails, thin nailsToxin-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... brittle nailsTrichinosis
... hemorrhages under nailsTricho-dento-osseous syndrome
... brittle nails, thin nailsTricho-dento-osseous syndrome type I
... brittle nails, thin nailsTrichorhinophalangeal syndrome type 1
... thin nailsTrigonocephaly - bifid nose - acral anomalies
... absent nailsTrisomy 22 mosaicism
... abnormal nailsTuffli-Laxova syndrome
... abnormal nailsTurner Syndrome
... hypoplastic nails, hyperconvex nails, narrow nailsU
Unusual facies and autosomal dominant hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
... thin nailsV
Ventruto Digirolamo Festa syndrome
... absent nailsVitamin B12 Deficiency
... brittle nailsW
Watermelon stomach
... Brittle nailsWeaver Syndrome
... thin nailsWilliams Syndrome
... hypoplastic nailsWitkop syndrome
... Hypoplastic nailsX
X-linked sideroblastic anemia
... brittle nails, concave nailsY
Yellow nail syndrome
... cross ridges on nailsYunis Varon syndrome
... nail hypoplasiaZ
Zanier-Roubicek syndrome
... brittle nailsZimmerman-Laband syndrome
... absent nails
Conditions listing complications: Nail symptoms:
The following list of conditions
have 'Nail symptoms' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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Athlete's foot
... toenail hardening, toenail yellowingD
Dyshidrotic dermatitis
... thickened nails
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Causes of Nail symptoms Based on Risk Factors
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Nail symptoms?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Nail symptoms, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
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Classifications of Nail symptoms:
Subtypes of Nail symptoms:
Fingernail symptoms (226 causes), Toenail symptoms (226 causes), Brittle nails (66 causes), Blue nails (2 causes), Brown nails (1 cause), Thickened nails (5 causes), Nail ridges, Thick nails (20 causes), Tooth and nail syndrome, Nail abnormality (37 causes), White Nails (8 causes), Brittle fingernails (9 causes), Fingernail bleeding, Fingernail blueness, Fingernail bruise, Fingernail itch, Fingernail lump, Fingernail rash, Toenail bruise, Toenail pain, Toenail Rash, Nail abnormalities (24 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Nail symptoms:
Fingernail symptoms (226 causes), Toenail symptoms (226 causes), Finger symptoms (1062 causes), Toe symptoms (394 causes), Foot symptoms (1264 causes), Hand symptoms (1115 causes), Limb symptoms (1215 causes), Leg symptoms (1696 causes), Arm symptoms (1340 causes)
Symptoms related to Nail symptoms:
Fingernail symptoms (226 causes), Toenail symptoms (226 causes), Brittle nails (66 causes), Blue nails (2 causes), Brown nails (1 cause), Thickened nails (5 causes), Nail ridges, Thick nails (20 causes)
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