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Type of color?
Mees's bands (color)- white lines due to acute illness
Lindsay's Nails - proximal half white, distal hald pink, often renal issues
Terry's Nails - white except for distal tip, seen with cirrhosis
Clubbing
Pitting
Type of groove?
Beau lines (grooves)
Type of groove?
Tic habit
Spoon nail
What could this be?
Subungal hematoma or melanoma
Alopecia areata
Trichotillomania
What kind of hair loss could this cause?
Traction alopecia
What kind of hair loss?
Scarring
What is this and what causes it?
Tinea Capitis, fungal infection of hair