nail diseases.notebook November 22, 2011 Nail Disorders 1 Healthy nails firm, flexible, smooth, unspotted Nail disorders due to injury or disease Nail injury or poor health treatable Infection, inflammation, broken, swollen skin refer to physician Blue nails varied colors, due to poor circulation or systemic disorder Regular manicure Bruised nails dark purplish spots, injury forms blood clot avoid pressure during manicure Corrugations wavy ridges due to uneven nail growth results of injury or illness Ridges vertical lengthwise, uneven nail growth from age or illness gently file & buff ridges use ridge filler w/manicure Furrows depressions horizontal or vertical due to illness or injury, uneven nail growth Eggshell nails thin, flexible nails separate from plate & curve over free edge, due to diet, illness or medication Gently manicure, avoid metal implements beau's lines depressions across width of nail due to illness or injury Hangnails (agnails)split cuticle due to dryness or cutting too much cuticle: hot oil manicure Infected finger redness, pain, swelling, pus: refer to physician Leukonychia white spots on plate due to injury of nail base & will grow out Melanonychia darkening of nails seen as a black band due to increased pigment in matrix Onychophagy bitten nails, nervous habit (the old hag coughed when she swallowed her bitten nails) Manicure frequently Onychorrhexis (a hex to make your nails brittle) brittle nails, striations in plate due to injury, diet, illness, excess polish remover, cuticle solvents, or careless filing: Oil manicure Plicatured nail folded nails, highly curved plate due to injury of matrix Dec 27 9:06 AM 1 nail diseases.notebook November 22, 2011 Feb 14 8:12 AM 2 nail diseases.notebook November 22, 2011 Nail Disorders 2. Nail Pterygium forward growth of cuticle damages eponychium, skin stretches over plate, avoid metal implements: oil manicure Tileshaped nails increased, crosswise curvature of nail Trumpet or Pincer nail edges curl & form a trumpet, coneshape at free edge If painful, manicure gently Nail Fungus Cause: vegetable parasites infect feet, hands Contagious: by contact or unsanitary implements, refer to physician Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (nose, bad odor) bacteria grows out of control, causes infection Bacterial infection yellowgreen spots between bed & plate bad odor,soreness refer to physician Cause: contaminated implements or moisture trapped between natural nail & artificial nail Prevention: disinfect implements, clean & prep natural nail artificial nail wear gloves, file or soak off artificial nail disinfect everything before & after Alcohol removes & dries contaminated moisture from plate Nail Diseases Disease,Bacterial infection prevention: strict sanitation/disinfection Disease, infection or inflammation: refer to physician Onychia (icky) inflammation of matrix w/pus & nail shedding Cause: dirty implements or bacterial infection Onychocryptosis ingrown nails, painful (you cry) Cause: trimming nails too deep into grooves Onychogryposis (onychogryphosis) nail curvature & thickening claw grip or ram’s horn Most common in great toe Cause: injury to matrix, hereditary or neglect Dec 27 9:06 AM 3 nail diseases.notebook November 22, 2011 Feb 14 8:15 AM 4 nail diseases.notebook November 22, 2011 Feb 14 8:16 AM 5 nail diseases.notebook November 22, 2011 Feb 14 8:21 AM 6 nail diseases.notebook November 22, 2011 Feb 14 8:22 AM 7 nail diseases.notebook November 22, 2011 Nail Diseases 3. Onycholysis nail lifts w/out shedding Cause: internal disorder, trauma, infection, fungi, allergy to nail enhancements or drugs Onychomadisis separation, falling off nail bed Cause local infection, injury to matrix, severe systemic illness, Chemo or xrays Onychophosis horny epithelium growth in nail bed Onychoptosis (chop off) periodic shedding in part or whole Cause: disease, fever, trauma, drugs Paronychia bacterial inflammation around nail tissue Pus, w/thickening & discoloration Cause: yeast infection from excess exposure to water Pyogenic granuloma severe inflammation, a red lump grows from nail bed to plate (pyro, fire) Tinea ringworm of skin, itching, scales, painful circular lesions Cause: vegetable parasite or fungus Tinea pedis athletes foot itchy, colorless blisters on soles & toes Cause: fungal infection Tinea unguium: onychomychosis ringworm of nail (oh my! Ringworm of nail) White patches scrape off nail or yellow streaks Infected layers peel off leaving thin, exposed parts Cause: vegetable parasites or fungus Dec 27 9:06 AM 8 nail diseases.notebook November 22, 2011 Feb 14 8:13 AM 9
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