Medical Data Interpretation

Hi, Here are some important Nail disorders: • Splinter hemorrhages are tiny, longitudinal streak hemorrhages under the nails caused by microemboli or trauma. They can be a normal finding in manual workers. • Pitting involves tiny indentations in the surface of the nail. It is a feature of psoriasis and less commonly eczema, lichen planus, and alopecia areata.  • Onycholysis is a premature lifting of the nail.  • Leukonychia is white discoloration of the nail. It is a sign of low albumin or chronic ill health.  • Beau’s lines are transverse depressions in the nail. They coincide with arrested nail growth during a period of acute illness.  • Paronychia is an infection of the skin adjacent to the nail, causing pain, swelling, redness, and tenderness.  • Koilonychi a is spooning (concave indentation) of the nail. It is associated with severe iron deficiency. • Clubbing • Onychomycosis is a fungal nail infection causing th...

Hi, They are some Important Hair Disorders and signs: • Male-pattern baldness commonly occurs from the second decade. Hair is lost first from the temporal regions, frontal area, and the crown . • Alopecia areata   is associated with autoimmune disorders and occurs in the second or third decade. Sharply defi ned, noninflammatory bald patches appear on the scalp. There may be exclamation-mark hairs thinner at the base. This also affects the eyebrows and beard. Nails may be slow growing and show pitting. • Alopecia totali s   is a loss of hair from all areas of the scalp. • Alopecia universalis   is a loss of all body hair. • Telogen effluvium :  Normally, hairs grow and shed at different times and different rates. A severe illness, high fever, pregnancy, and, more commonly, child-birth may synchronize all the hair follicles, causing them to shed at the same time, about 3 months later. This gives a brief total hair loss that grows back. • Scarring alopecia :...