Hair and Nail Disorders — Flashcards

Keratin filaments present in nails are _____

_____ sign is elevation of nail in shape of tent, seen in lichen planus

Telogen effluvium occurs due to premature termination of the _____ phase of the hair cycle following a period of stress

Does telogen effluvium produce total baldness?_____

What hair pathology is characterized by presence of firmly adherent, black, gritty, hard nodules along the hair shaft?_____

_____ nail pterygium is seen in trauma, systemic sclerosis, Raynaud phenomenon, lupus erythematosus

White hair are _____ in alopecia areata

_____ is hair shaft flattening and twisting along its axis, seen on trichogram in Menke's disease

_____ is a premature localized whitening of hair, which may involve the lashes and eyebrows.

Duration of _____ period of hair cycle determines the final length of hair