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Nail diseases and disorders.
 - Spoon Nails (Koilonychia)
 - Pitting of Nails
 - Beau's Lines
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Nail diseases and ... - Beau's Lines ... Irregularities #Beaus #Lines ... #Leukonychia #Table ... #Clinical #PhysicalExam
Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
• Muehrcke's Lines ... Melanoma • Terry's Lines ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology ... #nails #table # ... lines
Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
• Muehrcke's Lines ... Melanoma • Terry's Lines ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology ... #nails #table # ... lines
Transverse lines of the fingernails. (A) Beau’s lines (arrows) of the thumbnail. (B) Mees’ lines (arrowheads)
Transverse lines ... (A) Beau’s lines ... (B) Mees’ lines ... are a typical sign ... Ridges #Clinical #PhysicalExam
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Hyperthyroidism Beau's Lines ... dark red, thin lines ... Uremia Muehrcke's Lines ... - Transverse lines ... Systemic #Secondary #dermatology
Muehrcke's Lines (Leukonychia striata)
Narrow while transverse lines (Not depressed, compared to Beau's lines). Usually 2 or
Muehrcke's Lines ... while transverse lines ... on one nail. ... #Fingernails #PhysicalExam ... Clinical #Photo #Sign
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
White Bands (Mees' Lines ... Depressions (Beau's Lines ... As with Mees' lines ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
radiocapitellar lines ... identified but anterior sail ... sign or posterior ... radiocapitellar line ... can't make A-OK sign
Mees' Lines
Transverse while lines (usually one per nail, no depressions) that often can will disappear if
Mees' Lines Transverse ... while lines (usually ... one per nail, no ... #Mees #Lines #Fingernails ... #PhysicalExam #
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
the most common elbow ... commonly missed elbow ... radiocapitellar lines ... identified but anterior sail ... sign or posterior