A 33-year-old member asked:
What is deep horizontal grooves in the thumb nails and big toes mean?
2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

Dr. Ellen Wenzelanswered
Podiatry 15 years experience
Nail changes: Nail changes can be the result of how your nails form or can be the result of trauma or systemic related. See a physician who can evaluate your history and clinical history.
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Dr. Videh Mahajananswered
Internal Medicine 15 years experience
Nails: It could cosmetic or a sign of anemia.
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Last updated Jan 16, 2019
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