Hair and Nail Disorders — Flashcards

Muehrcke's lines on nails are specific for _____ and is due to pathology in the nail bed

_____ sign is melanonychia with the pigmentation of proximal nail fold seen in subungual melanoma

_____ is a neurocutaneous disorder associated with ungual fibromas, which are flesh-colored lumps emerging from nail folds

Punctate leukonychia is caused by minor trauma to the nail _____ in manicures or also seen in alopecia areata

_____ lines are a manifestation of chronic arsenic or thallium intake and is due to pathology in nail matrix

_____ sign is melanonychia with the pigmentation of proximal nail fold seen in subungual melanoma

Chronic vitamin _____ toxicity may cause alopecia (hair complication) and dry skin

Second line rx for limited patchy alopecia areata is topical agents like _____ and minoxidil

Nail plate pitting in alopecia areata is of the _____ and regular type

Longitudinal leukonychia is due to a parakeratotic focus in the nail _____, seen in Darier disease