Experts review warning nail features, from inflammatory conditions to tumours, offering practical guidance on diagnosis and treatment choices.

Drug-induced nail disorders are uncommon adverse reactions that can occur as a result of drugs, with nail abnormalities being due to acute damage to the nail unit leading to symptoms associated with ...

—Nail psoriasis is a notable characteristic in many, but not all, patients with psoriatic arthritis. This study is an attempt to obtain more specific, detailed information about the connection between ...

Clinical presentation: Pitting, nonspecific onycholysis (lifting of the nail from the nail bed), hyperkeratosis (thick nails), and yellowish-brown spots under the nail plate should prompt ...

If you have brittle nails, swollen hands or unusually pale fingertips it may be more than just a damper to your manicure. It could be a telltale sign of a more serious health problem. “The texture of ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD If you have yellow nails, this could be a sign of aging, smoking, or yellow nail ...

Spencer Kroll, MD, has a book on his shelf that he used in medical school. In it, there’s information about a once-common practice for doctors. When they’d shake the patient’s hand upon entering the ...