Onychomycosis is the most prevalent nail disorder. The distal and lateral subtypes are the most common, leading to subungual hyperkeratosis, chromonychia, and onycholysis. Fungal invasion typically ...

The nail may also detach from the bed at its distal or lateral attachments, known as onycholysis (see fig 4). Orange-yellow areas may be present beneath the nail plate and are termed “oil spots”. In ...

The effect of EVT for occlusion of medium or distal vessels is unclear. We randomly assigned participants with an isolated occlusion of medium or distal vessels (occlusion of the nondominant or ...

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Distal appendages are nine-fold symmetric blade-like structures attached to the distal end of the mother centriole. These structures are critical for formation of the primary cilium, by regulating at ...

Nail psoriasis can cause a range of symptoms, including pitting, detachment of the nail from the nail bed (onycholysis), skin cells accumulating under the nail (subungual hyperkeratosis ...

Having a loose toenail or fingernail can be a troubling symptom, especially if you don't know what caused it. Usually, getting a loose nail is a gradual process that only impacts part of the nail.

A black line on the nail could be normal, such as when it is just a color variation. Other possible causes range from injury to certain medications for conditions like human immunodeficiency virus ...