Nail Anatomy and Growth — Flashcards

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

Keratin filaments present in the nail bed are _____

What is the most specific nail change in lichen planus?

_____ nail pterygium is seen in Lichen Planus

_____ or 20 nail dystrophy, is seen in lichen planus

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

_____ lines are indentations on the surface of the nail which appear when growth at cuticle is interrupted by injury or severe illness

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