2.5 Kate has Thin Nails

by | Nov 28, 2017

Kate presents with 3 months of thinning of all her nails in hands and feet, on a background of peripheral vascular disease, poorly controlled.

What are the causes of thinning of the nail plate?

  1. Trauma
  2. Artifical fingernails
  3. Lichen planus
  4. PVD
  5. Twenty nail dystrophy
  6. Brittle nails

Reading

  1. Murtaghs General Practice Chapter 129 – http://murtagh.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1522&sectionid=116046129
  2. Murtaghs Practice Tips – Chapter 8 – Nail Problems – http://murtagh.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1920&sectionid=143276631

Podcast

  1. GP Core Content Podcast Episode 150 – Dermatology | Nails