Nail Infections — Flashcards

What nail findings are associated with hepatic failure, diabetes mellitus, CHF, hyperthyroidism, and malnutrition?_____

What is the most common association of irregular nail pitting and onycholysis?_____

Nail plate pitting is the most common feature of nail psoriasis and is of the _____ and irregular type (Thimble nail)

_____ nail pterygium is seen in Lichen Planus

_____ or 20 nail dystrophy, is seen in lichen planus

What is the characteristic pattern of nail pitting seen in alopecia areata?_____

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