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leukonychia; achromia unguium; canities unguium; leukopathia unguis; white nails
Etiology:
- presence of air bubbles between the nail & the nail bed
Clinical manifestations:
- white spots or patches under the nails
- may appear as confluent or in the form of lines (striate leukonychia) or dots (punctate leukonychia)
* images [2,3]
Specific
onychorrhexis; longitudinal white striations or ridges
punctate white nails; punctate leukonychia
Terry's nail; Lindsey's nails (1/2 & 1/2 nails)
General
nail disease
sign/symptom
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
- Dermnet. Skin Disease Atlas. Leukonychia Photo
http://www.dermnet.com/images/Leukonychia/picture/22261
- Wikipedia: Leukonychia (images)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukonychia