Let’s start with nail fungus, a disease that an average person experiences at least once in their lifetime. As you probably know, the fungus is found in our bodies. To turn into an infection, it needs ...

Drug-induced nail disorders are uncommon adverse reactions that can occur as a result of drugs, with nail abnormalities being due to acute damage to the nail unit leading to symptoms associated with ...

Clinical presentation: Pitting, nonspecific onycholysis (lifting of the nail from the nail bed), hyperkeratosis (thick nails), and yellowish-brown spots under the nail plate should prompt ...

Diagnosing conditions of the nail can be confounding. Patients may experience delays in treatment due to challenges in diagnosis. While the nail may seem like a cosmetic concern, nail diseases can ...

The main feature of retronychia, a nail disorder of the toes, is the growth of new nail under prior nail growth. But this layering of nails is not always readily apparent on clinical examination, ...

Problematic nail conditions range from nail psoriasis (NP) to paronychia, which are commonly seen in clinical practice and result from infectious, inflammatory, neoplastic and traumatic etiologies. A ...

Onychomycosis, or fungal infection of the nail, most often affects the toenails. Infected nails usually have a thick, yellow appearance and can become coarse and brittle (see Figure 4). When caused by ...

"A lot of times we'll learn in training that the nails can be a window into your health because they can sometimes be an indicator of some underlying medical problems," noted NBC News medical ...

The nail matrix is the area where your fingernails and toenails start to grow. Located at the base of the nail, it creates new cells that allow your nail to grow. Your nail may stop growing if the ...

For more invasive disease, confirmation of onychomycosis is needed prior to initiation and to obtain insurance coverage of treatment, which is expensive. Terbinafine 250 mg daily over a period of six ...