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Ridges on fingernails horizontal
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Fisheranswered
Dermatology 34 years experience
Beau's lines: Beau's lines, which are grooves that run horizontally across the nail plate. They usually develop when nail plate growth, which begins in the nail mat... Read More
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5.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bradley Younggrenanswered
Emergency Medicine 24 years experience
It depends: Changes in fingernails can be indicative of an underlying medical disorder. Ridges or bumps can be related to iron deficiency. Anemia, lupus, heart di... Read More
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6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Horizontal Ridges: (Beau's line) have a variety of possible causes: 1. nail injury (biting nails, crush injury or pressure to nail in runners). 2. Chemicals (some nail ... Read More
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254 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Littanswered
Dermatology 73 years experience
NAIL RIDGE FINGER: A SINGLE HORIZONTAL FINGERNAIL RIDGE IS HARMLESS.
IT DEPENDS ON WHICH NAIL, WHEN IT BEGAN, WHAT HABIT DO YOU HAVE WITH THAT PARTICULAR NAIL, AND MORE... Read More
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2.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Eduardo Haddadanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 48 years experience
Protein deficiency: Malnutrition with low protein intake or chronic illnesses that cause consumption of body reserves lead to poor nail quality with horizontal ridges mar... Read More
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5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old male asked:
Dr. J. Lawrence Dohananswered
Dermatology 59 years experience
Injured cuticle: You neglected to indicate how long ago? After an injury, expect nail change for 6 months. If the injury caused permanent damage to the cuticle, the na... Read More
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4.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Despainanswered
Dermatology 39 years experience
Beaus lines: Interruptions in the nail growth plates cause these horizontal ridges. Usually due to severe illness a few months ago.
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5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Anatoly Belilovskyanswered
Pediatrics 37 years experience
Usually...: ...Due to a mild trauma to the growth plate of the nail (just under the cuticle) at some point in the past, with the ridge moving along the nail as it... Read More
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4.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Ettingeranswered
Podiatry 51 years experience
There are many people that have ridges on their nails. I usually tell them to take a Biotin supplement and within 3 months they are better.
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Reviewed Oct 26, 2022
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Stuart Hickersonanswered
Family Medicine 34 years experience
Ridges: One condition associated with ridged finger nails is hypothyroidism.
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164 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Duvuru Geethaanswered
33 years experience
May be autoimmune: Yes, this could be a sign of autoimmune diseases.
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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