Diagnosing Health Problems By Looking At Your Fingernails…
Fingernail color and texture can reflect a wide range of medical conditions.
A Guide to Healthy Fingernails:10 Possible Signs of Serious Conditions:
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| Nail Appearance | Associated Condition |
| White nails | Liver diseases such as hepatitis |
| Yellowish, thickened, slow-growing nails | Lung diseases such as emphysema |
| Yellowish nails with a slight blush at the base | Diabetes |
| Half-white, half-pink nails | Kidney disease |
| Red nail beds | Heart disease |
| Pale or white nail beds | Anemia |
| Pitting or rippling of the nail surface | Psoriasis or inflammatory arthritis |
| “Clubbing,” a painless increase in tissue around the ends of the fingers, or inversion of the nail | Lung diseases |
| Irregular red lines at the base of the nail fold | Lupus or connective tissue disease |
| Dark lines beneath the nail | Melanoma |
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Cool Stuff, Information, Uncategorized | TheFourEyes December 20, 2007
By Samuel Dixon, April 17, 2008 @ 9:12 pm
My fingernails have rough vertical lines and are quite brittle. What’s up Doc? My age is 59.