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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 ... Leukonychia #striata #Fingernails ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Photo ... #Sign
Transverse Nail Ridges: Horizontal lines which are a marker of a past episode of severe illness
Photo
Ridges: Horizontal lines ... severe illness Photo ... credit, Josh Fierer ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... BeausLines #Transverse #FingerNails
Transverse lines of the fingernails. (A) Beau’s lines (arrows) of the thumbnail. (B) Mees’ lines (arrowheads)
Transverse lines ... of the fingernails ... are a typical sign ... BeausLines #Transverse #FingerNails ... #PhysicalExam #Photo
Mees' Lines
Transverse while lines (usually one per nail, no depressions) that often can will disappear if
Mees' Lines Transverse ... while lines (usually ... #Mees #Lines #Fingernails ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Photo ... #Sign #Arsenic
Beau's Lines

Transverse depressed ridges seen in severe infection, MI, hypotension/shock, hypocalcemia, post-surgical, malnutrition and with certain
Beau's Lines ... #Beaus #Lines #Fingernails ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Photo ... #Sign
Scarlet fever
• Delayed-type skin reactivity to pyrogenic exotoxin Requires prior exposure
• Diffuse erythematous eruption that generally
tongue - Pastia lines ... = petechial lines ... Scarlet #fever #diagnosis ... #clinical #photo ... #signs #symptoms
Quitter's Nail
Nicotine stained distally, but not proximally with clear line of demarcation. May also appear when
proximally with clear line ... #Quitters #Fingernails ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Photo ... #Sign #Nicotine
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
pulp space of the finger ... Clubbing of the Fingers ... #FingerNails #Nail ... Abnormal #Pathology #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Signs
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
Lives in an old ... Diagnosis? ... Blastomycosis #SkinRash ... dermatology #clinical #photo
Problem Representation

An evolving summary of a patient’s clinical presentation that strives to identify 
(1) Clinical syndrome
Clinical syndrome (signs ... pattern to maximize diagnostic ... • One-liner at start ... Representation #diagnosis