Question 1

can anemia cause concave nails?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Spoon nails or koilonychia (the $5 word) can be associated with many things, iron-deficiency anemia among them. This is definitely worth seeing your doctor about.

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Question 2

how do concave nails form?

Accepted Answer

Different ways: There are few different reasons a nail may get "curved" or concave. 
Trauma may damage a nail root and deform the shape of the nail. In other cases, a fungal infection may be the culprit of the deformed nail. In some cases, the shape of the nail runs in the family. In other cases, a systemic condition may also influence the shape of a nail.
Talk to your doctor for a more complete list.

Question 3

what is the definition or description of: concave nails?

Accepted Answer

Koilonychia: = spoon nails = concave nails = is a depression in the nails that causes it to look like a spoon. It is often due to iron deficiency.

Question 4

what causes pitted or ridged nails? is there something wrong or is it normal?

Accepted Answer

PossibleBeau's Lines: The indentations can appear when growth at the area under the cuticle is interrupted by injury or severe illness. Conditions associated with beau's lines include uncontrolled diabetes and peripheral vascular disease, as well as illnesses associated with a high fever, such as scarlet fever, measles, mumps and pneumonia. Beau's lines can also also be a sign of zinc deficiency.

Question 5

what causes nails pitting?

Accepted Answer

Nail pitting: Nail pits are usually the result of:
• psoriasis (10-50% of patients have nail pits);
• alopecia areata;• eczema;• reiter’s syndrome;
• incontinentia pigmenti;• in children nail pitting can be a normal condition of the nail (not caused by a disease).

Question 6

can clean nail cause tetanus?

Accepted Answer

Usually not: Tetanus comes from dirty wounds. If the nail went through an old sneaker into your foot then you may get some other nasty bacteria. If you have had 3 doses of the dtap vaccine, the tdap vaccine or the tetanus shot recently (past 10 years) then no chance of tetanus. If the wound or cut has dirt in it then you need another tetanus shot if it has been more than 5 years since your last shot.

Question 7

nail psoriasis cause any serious problems?

Accepted Answer

: Nail psoriasis itself does not cause significant specific problems, however, underlying psoriasis causing this outward manifestation may.  There is a wide range of psoriatic conditions that range from very mild skin/nail findings to systemic symptomatology.

Question 8

why is stress cause me to cut my nails off?

Accepted Answer

Compulsiveness: One answer to why someone does something they dont really want to do is compulsiveness .
Compulsiveness is an urge to do something, often out of habit or repetition that you dont consciously chose to do. There are good treatment for this problem if it is adversely affecting your life.

Question 9

does chemo cause black vertical  lines on nails?

Accepted Answer

Can: Certain chemo like Taxol (paclitaxel) can give nail discoloration/nail changes.

Question 10

what causes horizontal nail ridges (beau's nails)?

Accepted Answer

Beau's lines: Some are infection in nail bed, injury, skin disease, low calcium, chemotherapy drugs.

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