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Acral Lentiginous Melanoma (involving nail)

While acral lentinginous melenoma is often seen anywhere on the palms, soles,
palms, soles, and ... within the nail, a clue ... #Melanoma #Fingernails ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Photo ... #Sign
Terry's Nails

Proximal paleness extending halfway up the nail, often eliminating the lunula. Darker distal band. Seen
Darker distal band ... #Terrys #Fingernails ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Photo ... #Sign
Muehrcke's Lines (Leukonychia striata)
Narrow while transverse lines (Not depressed, compared to Beau's lines). Usually 2 or
certain chemotherapy and ... Leukonychia #striata #Fingernails ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Photo ... #Sign
Cutaneous signs of Addison's disease may be a useful clue. Hyperpigmentation especially involves sun-exposed areas and
Cutaneous signs ... may be a useful clue ... sun-exposed areas and ... patients with darker
Nail Pitting
Non-specific sign for psoriasis (additional signs include onycholysis, thickening, and 'oilspot' lesions which are yellow
Non-specific sign ... onycholysis, thickening, and ... #Pitting #Fingernails ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Photo ... #Sign
Transverse lines of the fingernails. (A) Beau’s lines (arrows) of the thumbnail. (B) Mees’ lines (arrowheads)
Transverse lines of the fingernails ... the nail itself, and ... are a typical sign ... BeausLines #Transverse #FingerNails ... #PhysicalExam #Photo
Lindsay's Nails (Half-and-half Nails)
Distal brown transverse band seen in kidney disease. Caused by increased pigment deposition.

#Lindsays
Lindsay's Nails (Half-and-half ... brown transverse band ... #Lindsays #Fingernails ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Photo ... #HalfAndHalf #Sign
Splinter Hemorrhages
Nonspecific finding associated with trauma most commonly but also seen in subacute bacterial endocarditis and
bacterial endocarditis and ... #Hemorrhages #Fingernails ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Photo ... #Sign #Endocarditis
Beau's Lines

Transverse depressed ridges seen in severe infection, MI, hypotension/shock, hypocalcemia, post-surgical, malnutrition and with certain
, malnutrition and ... #Beaus #Lines #Fingernails ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Photo ... #Sign
Mees' Lines
Transverse while lines (usually one per nail, no depressions) that often can will disappear if
thallium poisoning and ... #Mees #Lines #Fingernails ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Photo ... #Sign #Arsenic