This clinical review details how mechanical nail disorders, footwear, and foot deformities drive toenail onychodystrophy, ...

Nail disorders encompass a variety of conditions that affect the structure and function of nails, leading to discomfort and aesthetic concerns. One specific type of nail disorder is retronychia, which ...

Clinical presentation: Pitting, nonspecific onycholysis (lifting of the nail from the nail bed), hyperkeratosis (thick nails), and yellowish-brown spots under the nail plate should prompt ...

Let’s start with nail fungus, a disease that an average person experiences at least once in their lifetime. As you probably know, the fungus is found in our bodies. To turn into an infection, it needs ...

Diagnosing conditions of the nail can be confounding. Patients may experience delays in treatment due to challenges in diagnosis. While the nail may seem like a cosmetic concern, nail diseases can ...

Problematic nail conditions range from nail psoriasis (NP) to paronychia, which are commonly seen in clinical practice and result from infectious, inflammatory, neoplastic and traumatic etiologies. A ...

The main feature of retronychia, a nail disorder of the toes, is the growth of new nail under prior nail growth. But this layering of nails is not always readily apparent on clinical examination, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The use of artificial intelligence in hair and nail disorders has “unlimited” potential in terms of both ...

Onychomycosis, or fungal infection of the nail, most often affects the toenails. Infected nails usually have a thick, yellow appearance and can become coarse and ...

For more invasive disease, confirmation of onychomycosis is needed prior to initiation and to obtain insurance coverage of treatment, which is expensive. Terbinafine 250 mg daily over a period of six ...