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A member asked:
If a person has no lunula on their fingers for many months than what does this indicate?
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Not a medical issue: Lunulas tend to decrease or disappear with age. They are often absent except on the thumbs and index fingers. The presence or absence of lunulas does not connote a medical problem. Pitting, ridging, or darkening of nails can indicate a medical problem, but not lunulas.
Answered 8/19/2014
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