Question 1

what causes nail clubbing?

Accepted Answer

Many causes`: There are many causes of nail clubbing.  The most common is lung disease, then heart disease, gastrointestinal (as malabsorbtion), liver disease (cirrhosis), thyroid and even a congenital born defect called eisenmenger syndrome.

Question 2

why are there ridges on my nails? what causes them? and can it be cured?

Accepted Answer

Nail ridges: Most people have some ridges on their nails and this is normal.  If ridges are new or different, then see your doctor for a diagnosis.

Question 3

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 4

can clean nail cause tetanus?

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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 5

nail psoriasis cause any serious problems?

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: 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 6

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 7

does chemo cause black vertical  lines on nails?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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.

Question 9

can fec chemo cause vertical black lines on nails?

Accepted Answer

Yes it can: 5 fu can cause nail discoloration.

Question 10

if you have long sharp nails & scratch a lot, can this cause petechia? thanks.

Accepted Answer

Sort of: You could excoriate your skin with sharp nails and that may look like petechiae. Long nails do not cause a bleeding disorder, per se.
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