Koilonychia
| Koilonychia | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| Specialty | medical genetics |
| ICD-10 | L60.3, Q84.6 |
| ICD-9-CM | 703.8, 757.5 |
| DiseasesDB | 7207 |
| MedlinePlus | 003247 |
Koilonychia (from the Greek: koilos-, hollow, onikh-, nail), also known as spoon nails,[1]:782 is a nail disease that can be a sign of hypochromic anemia, especially iron-deficiency anemia.[2]:656[3] " It refers to abnormally thin nails (usually of the hand) which have lost their convexity, becoming flat or even concave in shape. In a sense, koilonychia is the opposite of nail clubbing. In early stages nails may be brittle and chip or break easily.
Koilonychia is associated with Plummer-Vinson syndrome and iron deficiency anemia.
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References
- ↑ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ↑ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
- ↑ Kumar, Robbins and Cotran: Pathologic Basis of Disease, 7th ed., 2005. Saunders.
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