Nails see health warning signs. (Schematic / Unplash)
Modern people are busy with work, so they often ignore their bodies’ warning signs and always delay seeking medical treatment until the last minute, which can easily cause irreversible consequences. Dermatologist Huang Chenhao revealed on IG that when the human body suffers from malnutrition or abnormalities in various organs and immunity, the nails will often merge with pathological changes. Therefore, by mastering different nail morphological changes, it can help detect diseases hidden early.
The following are common abnormal nail changes:
1️ Fingertip: heart/lungs; heart failure
2️ Splinterhemorrhage under the nail: heart; endocarditis
3️ Yellow nail syndrome Yellow nail syndrome: lungs; pulmonary hydrops, bronchiectasis and bronchitis
4️ Terry nails Terry nails: liver; cirrhosis of the liver
5️ Half and half nails: kidney; chronic renal failure
6 ️Double horizontal white line Muehrcke’s Line: kidneys/nutrition; nephrotic syndrome, low albumin
7️ Koilonychia spoon-shaped nails: nutrition; iron deficiency anemia, malnutrition
8 ️ Nail defect Beau’s Line: toxicity/infection; cancer chemotherapy, Kawasaki disease in children
9️ Nailfold microvascular abnormalities: autoimmune diseases; lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, systemic sclerosis
In addition, Li Sixian, a family medicine doctor, mentioned in the past that excessively protruding nails are called “clubbing fingers”, suggesting that the body may have a phenomenon of insufficient oxygen at the end, and the cause often associated with the “lungs” or “heart” Therefore, it is often seen in people who are addicted to smoking, including emphysema, tuberculosis, pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia, lung cancer or other lung diseases lungs.
As for nails that are too flat, they are called “spoon nails”. The most common cause is “iron deficiency”, but the underlying cause of iron deficiency can be malabsorption, chronic bleeding, vitamin C deficiency, cancer, intestinal problems, etc. . . In addition, like “thyroid”, exposure to “chemical agents”, or autoimmune diseases such as lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis can also cause this phenomenon.
