Hello there!
Today's topic will be gory - commonly seen nail problems. As I've said, the condition of your nails will usually give some insight to your current state of health.
The nail problems highlighted in this post are pretty common and thankfully, recoverable, in most cases.
- Inflammation of flesh around nail (onychia) resulting in pus and possible nail loss. This is usually caused by bacteria infecting a wound on the fingers (see picture bottom 1st row, left)
- Ingrown nails (unguis incarnatus) are more commonly found on toe nails (though there are rare cases of ingrown finger nails due to improper trimming). They are caused by constant pressure on toe and/or improper trimming of toe nails
- Ram's horn nail (onychogryposis) happens because previous trauma or constant neglect to the nail caused it to thicker and curve unnaturally. Usually accompanied with deep grooves on nail (see picture bottom 1st row, right)
- Bruising/ collection of blood under the nail (subungal hematoma) is caused due to severe trauma on the nail (i.e. you dropped something heavy on it or slammed a finger between your drawers or are wearing shoes with too tight fit). Usually painful, but fortunately, the collected blood will be pushed out together with nail growth (see picture bottom 2nd row left).
- Nail biting (chronic onychophagia) - VERY common and unfortunately, hard to break and will result in ugly and short nails (in some cases, biters will chew off the whole nail, leaving only a blackened skin to cover the nailbed). I will probably dedicate one post to this bad habit and the current treatments (medical and psychological) used to break this habit (see picture bottom 2nd row right).
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