A member asked:

Why might someone have lines going up and down on their nails?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Different reasons: White lines can be caused by malnutrition or liver disease. Dark lines in black people over age 20 is usually normal. Black stripes down one nail could be a subungual hematoma. Red or brown streaks could be splinter hemorrhages.

Answered 5/24/2017

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