There are a variety of symptoms concerning nail diseases.
Even with similar symptoms, there are cases that it isn’t the same disease. Nail diseases have very similar symptoms.
Therefore, using the same treatment to a condition because similar symptoms have happened before is wrong. Have a medical professional examine it.
| Abnormalities of the nail | 画像 | Disease |
| Skin at the root of the nail hanging off. |  |
Hang-nail |
| The centre of the nail forming a dent and creating a spoon shape. |  |
Spoon nails |
| The nail becoming white, thin and growing inwards. |  |
Eggshell nails |
| Excess biting causing the nail to deform. |  |
Nail-biting syndrome |
| The centre of the nail enlarging. |  |
Megalonychia |
| Blood accumulating below the nail due injury and external damage. |  |
Subungual bleeding |
| Bacterial infection entering from a wound and causing reddening and inflammation. |  |
Paronychia |
| The nail becoming yellow or whitish in colour and detaching from the floorplate |  |
Onycholysis |
| A vertical crack appearing in the nail, causing the nail to split. |  |
Onychorrhexis |
| The nail becomes weakened, the colour of the nail darkens and eventually falls off. |
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Ungual atrophy |
| White spots appearing on the surface of the nail. Caused by damage of air bubbles in newly growing nails. |
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Leukonychia |
| Many white atypical lumps forming on the nail. Very infectious and requires caution. |
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Athlete’s foot/trichophytosis |
| The surface of the nail becoming thick and forming a hook like shape at the end. |
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Onychogryposis |
| Overgrowth of cuticles and covering the surface of the nail. |  |
Pterygium |
| Occurs when the nail is long and digs into neighbouring skins and causes prolonged ingrowth. Seen commonly when wearing shoes of the wrong size. |
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Ingrown toenail |
