Nail symptoms
Nail symptoms: Introduction
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information about these types of Nail symptoms:
Fingernail symptoms, Toenail symptoms, brittle nails, blue nails, brown nails, thickened nails, Nail ridges, thick nails
or other types.
Nail symptoms: Symptoms affecting the fingernails or toenails.
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Causes of Nail symptoms:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Nail symptoms.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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Causes of Types of Nail symptoms:
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Nail symptoms: Symptom Checker
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Diagnostic tests for Nail symptoms:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Nail symptoms. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Inspect fingernails and toenails from the side - to determine if there is true clubbing i.e. a loss of the angle between the nail bed and the finger. A subtle sign may be an increased in sponginess of the proximal nail bed.
- Inspect nail for nature of abnormality
- Temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure
- Heart and lung examination to detect any signs of cardiac or respiratory disease as a possible cause of finger clubbing
- Examine for thyroid enlargement, which may be associated with finger clubbing
- Examine for signs of chronic liver disease, which may be associated with finger clubbing
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Nail symptoms: Comorbid Symptoms
Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Nail symptoms
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Assessment Questionnaire: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques to assess the
symptom: Nail symptoms. These will include a physical examination and possibly diagnostic
tests. (Note: A physical exam is always done, diagnostic tests may or may not
be performed depending on the suspected condition)
Your doctor will ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is
important to openly share any pertinent information to help your doctor make an
accurate diagnosis.
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medical conditions, medications including dosages, and names of numbers of any
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Organs affected by Nail symptoms:
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Detailed list of causes of Nail symptoms
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How Common are these Causes of Nail symptoms?
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not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Nail symptoms.
Of the 391
causes of Nail symptoms that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 8
causes are "very common" diseases
- 13
causes are "common" diseases
- 4
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 3
causes are "rare" diseases
- 10
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 371
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Nail symptoms
Conditions listing medical symptoms: Nail symptoms:
The following list of conditions
have 'Nail symptoms' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
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- Acanthokeratodermia
... thickened nails
- Achrestic anemia
... brittle nails
- Acrofacial dysostosis, Weyers type
... nail dysplasia
- Acroosteolysis neurogenic
... abnormal nails, thick fingernails, abnormal fingernails
- Alves Castelo dos Santos syndrome
... abnormal nails
- Amelo-onycho-hypohidrotic syndrome
... hyperconvex nails
- Anemia
... concave nails, brittle nails
- Anemia, hypochromic microcytic
... brittle nails
- Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
... brittle nails
- Anonychia -- ectrodactyly
... absence of nails
- Anonychia -- microcephaly
... absent nails
- Anonychia -- onychodystrophy
... absent nails
- Anonychia onychodystrophy brachydactyly type b
... abnormal nails, absent nails
- Anonychia-onychodystrophy with brachydactyly type B and ectrodactyly
... abnormal nails, absent nails
- Antley-Bixler Syndrome
... narrow nails
- Antley-Bixler-like syndrome -- ambiguous genitalia -- disordered steroidogenesis
... narrow nails
- Aplasia/hypoplasia of pelvis, femur, fibula, and ulna with abnormal digits and nails
... abnormal nails, absent nails
- Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy
... nail dysplasia
- Athabaskan severe combined immunodeficiency
... nail infection, thick nails
B
C
- Calcium deficiency
... brittle nails
- Cataract and congenital ichthyosis
... abnormal nails
- Cataract, alopecia, sclerodactyly
... thick fingernails, abnormal fingernails
- Chemical pneumonia
... blue toenails
- Chitayat Meunier Hodgkinson syndrome
... hyperconvex nails
- Chloramphenicol-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... brittle nails
- Chondroectodermal dysplasia
... hypoplastic nails
- Christianson Fourie syndrome
... abnormal nails, thick nails
- Chromosome 10p terminal deletion syndrome
... thin nails
- Chromosome 19p duplication syndrome
... hypoplastic nails
- Chromosome 19q13.11 Deletion syndrome
... abnormal nails
- Chromosome 21, tetrasomy 21q
... hypoplastic nails
- Chromosome 22 trisomy mosaic
... abnormal fingernails
- Chromosome 22, trisomy
... abnormal fingernails
- Chromosome 3, trisomy 3q
... hypoplastic nails
- Chromosome 5, trisomy 5q
... Hyperconvex nails
- Chromosome 5q duplication syndrome
... hyperconvex nails
- Chromosome 8, monosomy 8p
... abnormal nails
- Chromosome 8p inverted duplication syndrome
... hypoplastic nails
- Chromosome 9 trisomy syndrome
... hyperconvex nails
- Chromosome 9, trisomy
... Hyperconvex nails
- Chronic anemia
... concave nails, brittle nails
- Clouston syndrome
... nail dysplasia, nail hypoplasia
- Conditions associated with nail abnormalities
... nail deformity
- Congenital spherocytic anemia
... brittle nails
- COPD
... blue nails
- Copper deficiency-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... brittle nails
- Corpus callosum agenesis -- blepharophimosis -- Robin sequence
... thin nails
- Corpus callosum, agenesis of, blepharophimosis Robin type
... thin nails
- Cortical hyperostosis-syndactyly
... absent nails
- Costello syndrome
... deep-set nails, thin nails
- Cote-Katsantoni syndrome
... nail abnormalities
- Cycloserine-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... brittle nails
D
- Deafness -- onychodystrophy -- osteodystrophy -- mental retardation
... absent nails
- Deafness onychodystrophy dominant form
... abnormal nails
- Deafness, congenital onychodystrophy, recessive form
... absent nails
- Decreased mean cell haemoglobin
... concave nails, brittle nails
- Decreased mean cell haemoglobin concentration
... concave nails, brittle nails
- Decreased mean cell volume
... concave nails, brittle nails
- Del(1) (23-q25)
... abnormal nails
- Deletion 10pter
... Thin nails
- Deletion 8p
... abnormal nails
- Dermatomyositis
... visible capillary loops under nail, shiny red areas under nailbed, numbness under nailbed, shiny red areas around nailbed
- Dermatoosteolysis, Kirghizian type
... thick nails
- Dermo-odontodysplasia
... thick nails
- Digitorenocerebral syndrome
... absent nails
- Dilantin -- Teratogenic Agent
... nail abnormalities
- Dimorphic anemia
... brittle nails
- Distal lateral subungual onychomycosis
... thickened nail plate
- Drug-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... brittle nails
- Dunnigan syndrome
... thick nails
- Dunningan syndrome
... thick nails
- Duplication 5q
... Hyperconvex nails
- Dyserythropoietic anemia, congenital type 1
... thin nails
- Dyskeratosis Congenita
... absence of nail
- Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
... absent nails
E
- Ectodermal dysplasia
... abnormal nail shape, ridged nails, thick nails, nail abnormalities, brittle nails
- Ectodermal dysplasia anhidrotic
... abnormal nails
- Ectodermal dysplasia mental retardation syndactyly
... thick nails, curved nails
- Ectodermal dysplasia trichoodontoonychial type
... abnormal nails, thick nails
- Ectodermal dysplasia, Margarita type
... nail abnormalities
- Ectodermal dysplasia/ skin fragility syndrome
... thick nails
- Ectrodactyly -- Ectodermal Dysplasia -- Cleft Lip/Palate Syndrome, Type 1
... abnormal nails
- Ectrodactyly -- Ectodermal Dysplasia -- Cleft Lip/Palate Syndrome, Type 3
... abnormal nails
- Ectrodactyly ectrodermal dysplasia
... brittle nails
- Edwards Syndrome
... hypoplastic nails
- EEC syndrome
... nail dysplasia
- Ellis-van Creveld syndrome
... Hypoplastic nails
- Emanuel syndrome
... spoon-shaped nails
- Epidermalolysis bullosa
... nail deformity
- Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica, Bart type
... absence of nails
- Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica, dominant type
... thick nails
- Epidermolysis bullosa simplex with mottled pigmentation
... curved nails
- Epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Ogna type
... curved big toenails
- Epidermolysis bullosa, dermolytic
... abnormal nails, thick nails, absent nails
- Epidermolysis bullosa, junctional
... thick nails, absent nails
- Epidermolysis bullosa, pretibial
... nail abnormality
- Epidermolysis bullosa, simplex
... nail deformity
- Epidermolytic epidermolysis bullosa
... nail deformity
- Ethanol-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... brittle nails
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G
H
- Haim-Munk syndrome
... nail hypertrophy
- Halal Setton Wang syndrome
... abnormal nails
- Hay-Wells Syndrome
... absent nails
- Hay-Wells syndrome, recessive type
... absent nails
- Hemolytic anemia
... brittle nails
- Hereditary hypothyroidism
... Brittle finger nails
- Hereditary koilonychia
... thin nails, concave nails
- Hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, type Christianson-Fourie
... abnormal nails, thick nails
- Hutchinson Gilford Syndrome
... hypoplastic nails, curved nails, brittle nails
- Hyperchromic Anemia
... brittle nails
- Hypodontia -- nail dysgenesis
... ridged nails, thin nails, brittle nails
- Hypodontia dysplasia of nails
... ridged nails, thin nails, brittle nails
- Hypomelanosis of Ito
... nail hypoplasia
- Hypothyroid goitre
... Brittle finger nails
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K
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M
N
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P
- Pachyonychia congenita recessive
... white nails
- Pachyonychia congenital syndrome
... hypoplastic nails
- Pachyonychia congenital syndrome type I
... nail hypertrophy
- Pachyonychia congenital syndrome type II
... hypoplastic nails
- Pallister-Hall Syndrome
... nail dysplasia
- Palmoplantar keratoderma punctate, hereditary
... abnormal nails
- Paronychia
... nail infection, fingernail infection, red toenail skin
- Patel-Bixler syndrome
... abnormal nails
- Pectus excavatum macrocephaly dysplastic nails
... abnormal nails
- Pernicious anemia
... brittle nails
- Phenytoin -- Teratogenic Agent
... nail abnormalities
- Pili torti -- onychodysplasia
... abnormal fingernails
- POEMS
... White nails
- POEMS syndrome
... white nails
- Poikilocytic anemia
... brittle nails
- Pollitt syndrome
... spoon-shaped nails
- Popliteal pterygium syndrome, lethal type
... absent nails
- Primary hypothyroidism
... Brittle finger nails
- Protein deficiency
... brittle nails
- Proud-Levine-Carpenter syndrome
... abnormal nails
- Proximal subungual onychomycosis
... split nails
- Psoriasis
... split nails, nail rash, thickening nails
- Psoriatic arthritis, juvenile form
... ridged nails, thickened nails
- Psoriatic Arthritis, susceptibility to
... ridged nails, thickened nails
- Pterygium, Popliteal, lethal type
... absent nails
- Pyridoxine deficiency-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... brittle nails
R
S
T
- T-cell immunodeficiency, congenital alopecia and nail dystrophy
... ridged nails
- Taurodontia -- absent teeth -- sparse hair
... thin nails
- TDO type II
... thin nails, brittle nails
- Teebi-Kaurah syndrome
... absent nails
- Tertiary hypothyroidism
... Brittle finger nails
- Tetramelic deficiencies -- Ectodermal dysplasia -- deformed ears -- other abnormalities
... nail abnormalities
- Thumb deformity, alopecia, pigmentation anomaly
... thick fingernails
- Thymic-Renal-Anal-Lung dysplasia
... nail abnormalities
- Tinea
... green nails, grey nails, thickening nails, brittle nails
- Tinea unguium
... lifted nails, cloudy nails, infected nails, thickened nails, brown nails, brittle nails
- Tooth and Nail syndrome
... ridged nails, spoon-shaped nails, thin nails, brittle nails
- Toxin-induced Sideroblastic anemia
... brittle nails
- Trichinosis
... hemorrhages under nails
- Tricho odonto onycho dermal syndrome
... nail abnormalities
- Tricho-dento-osseous syndrome
... thin nails, brittle nails
- Tricho-dento-osseous syndrome II
... Thin nails, Brittle nails
- Tricho-dento-osseous syndrome type
... Thin nails, Brittle nails
- Tricho-dento-osseous syndrome type I
... thin nails, brittle nails
- Tricho-odonto-onychial dysplasia
... nail abnormalities
- Tricho-onychic dysplasia
... abnormal fingernails
- Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type 1
... thin nails
- Trichorhinophalangeal Syndrome Type I
... Thin nails
- Trichorrhexis nodosa syndrome
... spoon-shaped nails
- Trichothiodystrophy, type C
... spoon-shaped nails
- Trichothiodystrophy-neurocutaneous Syndrome
... spoon-shaped nails
- Trichothiodystrophy-neurotrichocutaneous Syndrome of Pollitt
... spoon-shaped nails
- Trigonocephaly -- bifid nose -- acral anomalies
... absent nails
- Trigonocephaly -- broad thumbs
... nail abnormalities
- Trisomy 19 mosaicism
... spoon-shaped nails
- Trisomy 22 mosaicism
... abnormal nails
- Trueb-Burg-Bottani syndrome
... nail abnormalities
- Tuffli-Laxova syndrome
... abnormal nails
- Turner Syndrome
... hypoplastic nails, deep set nails, hyperconvex nails, narrow nails
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Conditions listing medical complications: Nail symptoms:
The following list of medical conditions have
Nail symptoms or similar
listed as a medical complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Nail symptoms?
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Classifications of Nail symptoms:
Subtypes of Nail symptoms:
Fingernail symptoms (302 causes), Toenail symptoms (302 causes), Brittle nails (106 causes), Blue nails (18 causes), Brown nails (14 causes), Thickened nails (21 causes), Nail ridges (18 causes), Thick nails (33 causes), Tooth and nail syndrome, Nail rash (10 causes), Nail abnormality (149 causes), White Nails (45 causes), Brittle fingernails (17 causes), Fingernail bleeding (8 causes), Fingernail blueness (12 causes), Fingernail bruise (9 causes), Fingernail itch (18 causes), Fingernail lump (4 causes), Fingernail rash (18 causes), Toenail bruise (8 causes), Toenail pain (2 causes), Toenail Rash (18 causes), Blue nails in children (11 causes), Brittle nails in children (13 causes), Brown arcs under the nail margins (3 causes), Brown nails in children (7 causes), Chronic paronychia (1 cause), Koilonychia in children (8 causes), Dark nails in children (5 causes), Leuconychia (23 causes), Dilated capillaries of the nail fold (2 causes), Fingernail bleeding in children (3 causes), Fingernail bruise in children (6 causes), Horizontal nail ridges in children (3 causes), Hyperpigmentation of nails (12 causes), Longitudinal nail grooves in children (9 causes), Nail abnormalities (136 causes), Nail abnormalities in children (23 causes), Nail discoloration in children (23 causes), Nail discolouration in children (2 causes), Nail pitting in children (4 causes), Nail shedding in children (13 causes), Oil spots on nails (1 cause), Oil spots on nails in children (1 cause), Onycholysis in children (10 causes), Onychomadesis in children (5 causes), Pale nails in children (4 causes), Peripheral cyanosis in the nail beds (28 causes), Periungual erythema (13 causes), Periungual erythema with edema (13 causes), Pink and white nails in children (2 causes), Pitted nails in children (2 causes), Plummer's nails (25 causes), Pulsations in the capillary nail beds (4 causes), Red purple nails in children (1 cause), Red skin at base of nail in children (1 cause), Ridged nails (22 causes), Separation of the fingernails from the finger beds (25 causes), Separation of the fingernails from the finger beds similar to that in psoriasis (24 causes), Separation of the nail bed (4 causes), Spoon-shaped nails (22 causes), Spoon-shaped nails in pregnancy (3 causes), Paronychia (11 causes), Swelling at base of nail (5 causes), Swollen nail (39 causes), Swollen nail of both hands (19 causes), Thick, pitted nails similar to psoriasis (3 causes), Thick brittle nails, Thickened nail plate (9 causes), Thinning of nail plate (37 causes), White nails in children (3 causes), Yellow nails in children (5 causes), Acute paronychia (11 causes), Cyanosed nails (7 causes), Fingernail blister (9 causes), Fingernail burning sensation (11 causes), Fingernail cold (9 causes), Fingernail deformity (16 causes), Fingernail infection (12 causes), Fingernail inflammation (11 causes), Fingernail redness (11 causes), Fingernail sensitive (10 causes), Fingernail spasm (9 causes), Fingernail stiff (10 causes), Fingernail ulcer (9 causes), Fingernail weakness (14 causes), Fingers blister (7 causes), Fingers bruise (3 causes), Nail bleeding (1 cause), Nail blister (9 causes), Nail burning sensation (11 causes), Nail cold (9 causes), Nail deformity (18 causes), Nail infection (16 causes), Nail inflammation (12 causes), Nail itch (9 causes), Nail lump (3 causes), Nail redness (12 causes), Nail sensitive (10 causes), Nail spasm (9 causes), Nail stiff (12 causes), Nail ulcer (9 causes), Nail weakness (14 causes), Toe nail blister (6 causes), Toe nail inflammation (9 causes), Toe nail spasm (10 causes), Toenail sensitive (7 causes), Toenail stiff (11 causes), Toenail swelling (9 causes), Yellow nail syndrome (4 causes), Gradual development of white nails (2 causes), Gradual onset of brown nails (8 causes), Gradual onset of koilonychia (6 causes), Gradual onset of longitudinal nail grooves (8 causes), Gradual onset of nail pitting (3 causes), Gradual onset of yellow nails (4 causes), Horizontal nail ridges (3 causes), Hyperkeratosis of the nails (3 causes), Red purple nails (1 cause), Toenail infection (10 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Nail symptoms:
Fingernail symptoms (302 causes), Toenail symptoms (302 causes), Finger symptoms (1615 causes), Toe symptoms (1171 causes), Hand symptoms (2016 causes), Foot symptoms (2265 causes), Leg symptoms (2751 causes), Limb symptoms (3592 causes), Lower leg symptoms (59 causes), Arm symptoms (1619 causes)
Symptoms related to Nail symptoms:
Fingernail symptoms (302 causes), Toenail symptoms (302 causes), Brittle nails (106 causes), Blue nails (18 causes), Brown nails (14 causes), Thickened nails (21 causes), Nail ridges (18 causes), Thick nails (33 causes)
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