Nail Disease Quiz

Onychia = Inflammation of the nail folds with formation of pus and shedding of the nail Onychocryptosis = Commonly known as 'ingrown nails' and can result in inflammation and infection Paronychia = Infection of the skin around the nail Onychomycosis = Fungal infection of the nail

Melanonychia = May be seen as a black band under or within the nail plate Leukonychia = A condition in which white spots appear on the nails Onychatrophia = Describes the wasting away of the nail Eggshell nails = Thin, white, and curved over the free edge

Hangnails = A common condition in which the cuticle around the nail splits Bruised nails = A condition in which a clot of blood forms under the nail plate Discoloured nails = A condition in which the nail turns a variety of colours including yellow, blue, blue-green, red, and purple Mold = An infection of the nail, usually caused when moisture seeps between an artificial nail and the free edge of the nail. But can also affect a natural nail

<p>Onychoptosis = A condition in which part or the entire nail sheds periodically and falls off the finger and can affect one or more nails Pterygium = Occurs on top of the plate when the skin of the eponychium and the true cuticle abnormally detaches to the nail plate Onychomadesis = Shedding of the nail plate Onycholysis = Loosening of the nail.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Beaus lines = Depressions running across the width of the nail plate due to a slowing production of matrix cells,which causes the nail plate to grow thinner; usually the result of serious injury or illness. Pincer nail = A form of dramatically increased nail curvature of free edge. The nail can curl in upon itself or may be deformed on only one sidewall. Plicatured nails = The surface of the nail is generally flat, while one or both of the edges of the plate are folded at a 90 degree or more into the soft tissue nail margins Tile-shaped nails = An increased transverse curvature throughout the nail plate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Onychogryphosis = Also called Ram’s Horn, the nail usually has many transverse grooves and ridges, is brownish in colour, and one side of the nail grows faster than the other, curving the nail plate and giving it the typical ram’s horn configuration. Hypertrophy = The overgrowth of the nails Furrows = Also known as corrugations, are long ridges that run either lengthwise across the nail. Trumpet nail = As the nail grows towards the end of the digit the edges of the nail plate begin to curl inward</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Onychomycosis = An infectious diseases caused by a fungus Onychorrhexis = Refers to split or brittle nails Onychophyma = Denoted a swelling of the nail Onychosis = Nail disease</p> Signup and view all the answers