Did you know that your nails offer very important clues about your health?
Changes in the color and shape of the nails provide important information about many diseases. Serious health problems related to the liver, heart and lungs can show up in the nails.
Pale Nails: Very pale nails can be a sign of some important diseases:
- Anemia
- Heart Failure (Congestive Heart Failure)
- Liver Disease
- Nutritional Deficiency (Malnutrition)
White Nails: If your nails are white with darker edges, this may be a sign of various liver diseases such as hepatitis. It may also be accompanied by yellowing (jaundice) of the nail or nail bed.
It may also be accompanied by yellowing (jaundice) of the nail or nail bed.
Yellow Nails: Yellow nails are usually a sign of a fungal infection. As the infection progresses, the nail separates from the nail bed, and the nail thickens and becomes misshapen. Less commonly, yellow nails can also be seen in thyroid and lung diseases.
Dark/bluish nails: Nails that gradually become darker indicate that the level of oxygen your body is getting is low. This particularly points to lung diseases such as emphysema. The nails can also darken in some heart diseases.
Wavy/uneven nail surface: An uneven nail surface may be an early sign of psoriasis or certain inflammatory joint diseases (inflammatory arthritis).
Dry and brittle nails: Dry nails that break often have been linked to thyroid disease.
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