Nail Conditions

Nail Conditions

A variety of conditions can affect the nail and/or the nail bed. One or multiple nails may be affected at any one time.

Examples of conditions that affect nails include

• Psoriasis
• Lichen planus
• Pigmentation
• Benign tumours such as onychomatricoma
• Malignant tumours such as skin cancers
• Digital myxoid cyst
• Fungal infection
• Bacterial infection
• Nutritional deficiency
• Inherited conditions such as pachyonychia congenita and congenital malalignment