Onychorrhexis (from the Greek words ὄνυχο- ónycho-, "nail" and ῥῆξις rhexis, "bursting"), is a brittleness with breakage of finger or toenails that may result from hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.[1]: 786 It can also be seen in melanoma that involves the nail and onychomycosis.[2]
| Onychorrhexis | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Brittle nails |
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| Onicorrexis in a adult | |
| Specialty | Dermatology  |
Onychorrhexis affects up to 20% of the population.[1]: 786 [3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ^ Frazier, Winfred Taylor; Santiago-Delgado, Zuleica M.; Kenneth C. Stupka, I. I. (October 2021). "Onychomycosis: Rapid Evidence Review". American Family Physician. 104 (4): 359–367. ISSN 1532-0650.359-367&rft.date=2021-10&rft.issn=1532-0650&rft.aulast=Frazier&rft.aufirst=Winfred Taylor&rft.au=Santiago-Delgado, Zuleica M.&rft.au=Kenneth C. Stupka, I. I.&rft_id=https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2021/1000/p359.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Onychorrhexis" class="Z3988">
- ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
Further reading
edit- Abdullah, Lina; Abbas, Ossama (2024-03-14). "Common nail changes and disorders in older people: Diagnosis and management". Canadian Family Physician. 57 (2). College of Family Physicians of Canada: 173–181. PMC 3038811. PMID 21321168.173-181&rft.date=2024-03-14&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3038811#id-name=PMC&rft_id=info:pmid/21321168&rft.aulast=Abdullah&rft.aufirst=Lina&rft.au=Abbas, Ossama&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3038811&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Onychorrhexis" class="Z3988">
- Singal, Archana; Arora, Rahul (2015). "Nail as a window of systemic diseases". Indian Dermatology Online Journal. 6 (2). Medknow: 67–74. doi:10.4103/2229-5178.153002. ISSN 2229-5178. PMC 4375768. PMID 25821724.67-74&rft.date=2015&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4375768#id-name=PMC&rft.issn=2229-5178&rft_id=info:pmid/25821724&rft_id=info:doi/10.4103/2229-5178.153002&rft.aulast=Singal&rft.aufirst=Archana&rft.au=Arora, Rahul&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4375768&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Onychorrhexis" class="Z3988">