Nails Reveal Your Disease!
There is now secure scientific evidence that nails by changing the appearance can tell both you and your doctor whether you may have eg. a serious disease of the heart, liver or kidneys.
- Nails 'gossip' about how your body feel. Often provides a safe indication of what is wrong with you. The physician should always examine a patient's nails when it comes to make a diagnosis. Many remember it, but some are unfortunately not aware of it, says a specialist in skin diseases Kristian Thomsen, who teaches doctors how my nails look at a range of disease and deficiency states.
His textbook 'Nails, with pictures describing the many' pathological 'nail types used by doctors worldwide as an important diagnostic tool.
Cirrhosis and psoriasis
The list of diseases that are manifested by changes in the nails are long: Heart disease and heart failure, lung diseases such. emphysema and lung cancer, liver diseases such. cirrhosis of the liver, thyroid, kidney disease, psoriasis, patchy hair loss, eczema, and psychological trauma and shock.
- If, for example. seen deep transverse furrows in the nails - in medical jargon called Beau-line - it can tell that you are suffering from a heart or lung disease, a severe infection or have suffered a trauma or shock, for example. in a serious car accident. It appears that blood flow to the nail has been established for a period. If the groove is centered on the nail, the timing for example. a blood clot to be determined for approx. three months ago. A nail is six months to grow out, says specialist Kristian Thomsen.
If you have a liver disease, for example. cirrhosis, the nail may become completely white. When a kidney disease, including renal failure, one can see that the outer edge of a fingernail grows dark colored, while the inner part is white.
Cirrhosis and psoriasis
Klaus North Lind, a specialist in dermatology and professor at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden:
- Nail the appearance is definitely a tool for us physicians to diagnose, but it must not be over-interpreted. You may well have such. watch-glass' nails without necessarily being sick, "states Klaus North Lind.
Many changes in your nails shape and color according to the professor harmless.
- Most have a person with a changed color and shape of the nails also other symptoms. Anyone who has spoon-shaped nails due to blood deficiency, are also very tired.
Chemo can be seen on the nails
Specialist Kristian Thomsen said that chemotherapy in cancer patients is also reflected in your nails look. Every time you get chemo, it can be seen in the form of stripes in the nails. This is due to chemotherapy slows the growth of all body cells - including also your nails.
Illnesses that can be seen on the nail:
Fingerbølsnegle
Symptom: The nail has pin sized holes in the surface.
Reason: nail appearance may be signs of the disease alopecia areata - also called pletskaldethed. The disease that is inherited, triggered mainly by psychological stress.
Loose nails
Symptom: The nail separates from the fingers or toes.
Reason: To loosen the nails can be signs that you suffer from hyperhidrosis. A disease that makes sweat production increases. But loose nails do not have to be signs of illness. The toes may also be due to such improper footwear.
White nails
Symptom: The nails are white and opaque. They may also have white spots or streaks.
Cause: The nails can be a sign of a kidney disorder or disease of the liver, such as cirrhosis.
Arched Nail
Symptom: Nails on fingers and toes are very arched.
Reason: It may be a sign that something is seriously wrong with the lungs or heart.
Crazy nails
Symptom: The nails fray and break easily.
Cause: Crazy nails can be caused by improper diet and iron deficiency. The culprit is often another. The more we have our hands in water, the more brittle nails are for.
Red nails
Symptom: Nail white moon shaped area is red.
Reason: Red nails can be caused by heart problems.
Beau lines
Symptom: The nail has grooves across. This is due to nail growth is inhibited for a shorter period.
Cause: May be due to excessive stress or serious illnesses.
Spoon shaped nails
Symptom: The nails are very thin, flat and curved slightly inward.
Reason: They occur when iron deficiency and is a normal phenomenon in young children.
Blue fingernails
Symptom: Nail white moon shaped area is blue.
Cause: The blue color may indicate heavy metal poisoning or lung problems.
Half-and-half nails
Symptom: The inner part of the nail is white and the outer brown.
Reason: To nail is split in two colors, can be signs of heart and kidney diseases. The phenomenon is also seen in AIDS patients.
Message from B.T - d. 2 April 2009.
