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My normally healthy nails which were once pretty long have started to chip and become very brittle? could it be a sign of deficiency?
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See your doctor: It could be numerous things: hypothyroidism, fungal infection, vitamin deficiency, so you should get bloodwork done to rule out hypothyroidism and also have it visualized clinically by a doctor's eyes to see whether it could possibly be fungal. Good luck!
Answered 9/14/2013
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