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Why are my fingernails fragile like this?
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Brittle nails: Fragile and brittle nails are usually a sign of underlying disease like hypothyroidism, eating disorders.Biotin deficiency, and also can be caused by overdoing manicure and artificial nails.
Answered 5/14/2012
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