Diagnosaurus
Nail disorders, miscellaneous
DDx
- Nail pitting: psoriasis, alopecia areata, hand eczema
- Beau's lines (transverse) after serious illness
- Longitudinal groove: genetic or trauma
- Nail atrophy: congenital, trauma, vascular or neuralgic disease
- Spoon nails: anemia
- Nail hyperpigmentation: zidovudine, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, bleomycin, daunorubicin, fluorouracil, hydroxyurea, melphalan, mechlorethamine, nitrosoureas
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Nail Disorders, Miscellaneous." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114229/all/Nail_disorders__miscellaneous.
Zeiger RFR. Nail disorders, miscellaneous. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114229/all/Nail_disorders__miscellaneous. Accessed October 31, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Nail disorders, miscellaneous. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114229/all/Nail_disorders__miscellaneous
Zeiger RFR. Nail Disorders, Miscellaneous [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 October 31]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114229/all/Nail_disorders__miscellaneous.
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