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Fingernail cuticles are seemingly too thin. does this indicate anemia?
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Nail thinning: Koilonychia meaning thinning or spooning of nail can be a sign of iron deficiency anemia. It also causes a craving for chewing ice called pica and glossitis and risk for esophageal webs, syndrome called patterson kelley syndrome.
Answered 2/22/2013
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