Nail diseases (overview)L60.8

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 14.01.2024

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Diseases of the nail organ; Diseases of the nails

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Change of the nail plate(s) in the context of integumentary or general (systemic) diseases occurring or as an independent entity limited to the nail organ. See also the respective clinical picture. S.a. Nail care.

ClassificationThis section has been translated automatically.

Onychodystrophies (changes in the nail plate)

Nail signs due to diseases of the nail bed

Diseases of the peri-paro- and epinychium

  • Bulla repens
  • Fibrokeratoma digital acquired
  • Paronychia in dyskeratosis congenita (rare)
  • Paronychia, bacterial
  • Paronychia candidamycetica
  • Paronychia, syphilitic (vesicular or pustular skin changes with infestation of the paronychium and nail detachment in syphilis connata)
  • Hyperkeratotic nail fold (in dermatomyositis and progressive systemic scleroderma)
  • Megacapillaries in dermatomyositis and progressive systemic scleroderma

Nail discoloration see below Chromonychia

Congenital and hereditary nail diseases (see also under"Genetic non-syndromic nail anomalies")

Nail dystrophies in dermatological diseases

Nails in internal diseases

The painful nail (Definition: Frequent and non-specific symptom of many changes in the nail apparatus. Pressure pain of the nail or the nail wall are symptoms of various diseases).

Tumors of the soft tissue and bone:

Vascular causes:

Traumatic nail changes

Nail tumors (periungual or subungual)

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Last updated on: 14.01.2024