Spooning Nails Medical Term

Koilonychia (Spoon Nails): What It Is, Causes & Treatment

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/22140-koilonychia-spoon-nails

Koilonychia refers to soft nails that have a spoon-shaped dent in them. Often these “spoon nails” form gradually. In many people, the first sign of koilonychia is flattened nails. Then, eventually, an indentation forms. The indentation is deep enough to hold a drop of water …

Spoon Nails: Identification, Causes, and More - Healthline

https://www.healthline.com/health/spoon-nails-koilonychia

Slide show: 7 fingernail problems not to ignore - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/multimedia/nails/sls-20076131?s=3

Spoon nails (koilonychia) are soft nails that look scooped out. The depression usually is large enough to hold a drop of liquid. Often, spoon nails are a sign …

Nail terminology | DermNet

https://dermnetnz.org/topics/nail-terminology

Retronychia refers to the embedding of the proximal nail plate into the proximal nail fold with subsequent painful nail fold inflammation and thickening, and granulation tissue, usually seen in the great toes. It …

Curved nails: Causes of spoon nails and curved tips and …

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/curved-nails

Spoon nails With spoon nails, the nails become so soft and curved that they can hold a droplet of water. Doctors often refer to this as koilonychia. This issue may occur in newborns, but...

Koilonychia: Why are my nails spoon shaped? - Medical …

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318761

The nails start to curve like a spoon. Possible causes include nutritional deficiencies and autoimmune conditions. In some cases, resolving the problems means the nails will start to grow...

Koilonychia: Symptoms, Signs, Causes & Treatment

https://www.medicinenet.com/koilonychia/symptoms.htm

Spoon-shaped or spooning fingernails refers to a concavity in the fingernail itself, resulting in a depression in the nail that gives an appearance of a spoon shape to …

Spoon Nails (Koilonychia): Causes, Symptoms

https://naildesigncode.com/spoon-shaped-nails/

The medical term for this disease is Koilonychia. The nail looks like spoons if the nail plate curves inward the nail bed and resembles the shape of spoons. It’s the concavity of the fingernails which occurs due …

12 nail changes a dermatologist should examine

https://www.aad.org/public/everyday-care/nail-care-secrets/basics/nail-changes-dermatologist-should-examine

Medical name: Paronychia Redness and swelling around a nail If you have redness and swelling around a nail, you may have an infection. When diagnosed early, you can often …

Slide show: 7 fingernail problems not to ignore - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/multimedia/nails/sls-20076131?s=2

Nail clubbing is sometimes the result of low oxygen in the blood and could be a sign of various types of lung disease. Nail clubbing is also associated with inflammatory …