Beau’s Lines
Beau's lines (crosswise nail plate grooves) are due to severe illness or certain medications.
Possible Skin Conditions
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Adult, Female, Fingernail (Edit search)
Click the pictures below for information about the conditions that can affect the fingernails in adults. The fingernails can be damaged by a variety of causes. In women, the overuse of cosmetic products (eg, nails glues, polish solvents) can lead to splitting of the nail layers (onychoschizia) or lifting of the nail from the nail bed (onycholysis). Infection and chronic skin diseases (such as psoriasis) can also lead to these problems. The main infection that affects the nails is onychomycosis. This is a fungal nail infection that leads to discolored and brittle nails.
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Hair Loss (Alopecia Areata)
This image displays nail pits and ridges typical of alopecia areata.
Lichen Planus
This image displays nails with thin, longitudinal ridges typical of lichen planus.
Myxoid Cyst
When myxoid cysts occur at the nail fold, they cause the nail to grow with lines, grooves, and cracks, as displayed…
Nail Infection, Fungal (Onychomycosis)
In onychomycosis, a fungal nail infection, the nail typically lifts and is brittle. There may be scaly debris…
Nail Lifting (Onycholysis)
This image displays onycholysis, which means lifting of the nail from the nail bed.
Nail Splitting (Onychoschizia)
This image displays the plate-like splitting of the nail in onychoschizia.
Psoriasis
This image displays pits, roughness, and lifting of the tip of the nail tip typical of psoriasis of the nail.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
Squamous cell carcinoma can involve the fingertip and begin under the fingernail, as displayed here.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
This image displays bleeding from small capillaries under the nail in a person with systemic lupus.
