Modern people are busy with work, so they often ignore the warning signs of their bodies and always delay seeking medical treatment until the last moment, which may easily cause irreparable consequences. Dermatologist Huang Chenhao revealed on IG that when the human body suffers from malnutrition or abnormalities in various organs and immunity, the nails will often merge with pathological changes. Therefore, by mastering different nail morphological changes, it can help early detection of hidden diseases.
The following are common abnormal nail changes:
1️ Clubbing finger: heart/lung; heart failure
2️ Splinterhemorrhage under the nail: heart; endocarditis
3️ Yellow nail syndrome Yellow nail syndrome: lung; pulmonary hydrops, bronchiectasis and bronchitis
4️ Terry nails Terry nails: liver; liver cirrhosis
5️ Half & halfnails: kidney; chronic renal failure
6 ️Double horizontal white line Muehrcke’sline: kidney/nutrition; nephrotic syndrome, low albumin
7️ Spoon-shaped nail Koilonychia: nutrition; iron deficiency anemia, malnutrition
8 ️Nail fault Beau’s line: toxicity/infection; cancer chemotherapy, Kawasaki’s disease in children
9️ Nailfold microvascular abnormalities: autoimmune diseases; lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, systemic sclerosis
In addition, Li Sixian, a family medicine physician, also mentioned in the past that the nails that are too convex are called “clubbing fingers”, implying that the body may have a phenomenon of insufficient oxygen at the end, and the cause is often related to the “lungs” or “heart”. Therefore, it is often seen in people who are addicted to smoking, including emphysema, tuberculosis, pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia, lung cancer or other lung diseases.
As for nails that are too flat, they are called “spoon nails”. The most common cause is “iron deficiency”, but the root cause of iron deficiency may be malabsorption, chronic bleeding, vitamin C deficiency, cancer, intestinal problems, etc. . In addition, such as “thyroid”, exposure to “chemical agents”, or autoimmune diseases such as lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis may also cause this phenomenon.