fingernail ridges that split

I have an 8 yr old daughter who has two fingernails, one on each hand, that are not smooth, they are slightly bumby and the nail that grows out at the end is not uniform, curvy. They do not have complete horizontal ridges across them. Sort of like moguls on a ski slope. They are not discolored and it only occurs in those two fingernails. She has had this for close to a year. She's rarely sick and if it was nail fungus I would think it would have spread to her other nails.

This may not be very urgent but the length of time that this has been present suggests that this may be due to a chronic skin condition. Fungal infections and psoriasis (our main differentials) may be influenced by external triggers like temperature, trauma and certain stressors. I suggest that you have this assessed by your physician so you may be prescribed with the right medications.Topical corticosteroids may be necessary.

I have read that the fingernail ridges could be due to malabsorption. That coupled with the fatty stool makes me think my liver isn't working properly and digesting the fat as it should. I have weighed the same amount since I was 16 years old, and only gained around 20 lbs when I was pregnant. During my pregnancy, I had Intreheptic Cholestasis of Pregnancy, which is a rare liver disorder that occurs only during pregnancy, but it went away after I gave birth.

I too had it for the last few years. I keep them short now. Just worked on that janky toenail I've had too. Sandal ready. Uhm, kinda. Mine have ridges too. Another thing I kept asking dr about for years. So- does it get better post tx? My iron is a love hate thing. I had to drop it for tx, but try n get it in my diet. I DID find an iron free multiple vit. That way I can kind of control the dose n not overload liver. My.. Chatty me tonight.

It crushed the distal half of the last joint, from the fingernail on, and split the skin perpendicular to the nail about 1/4 inch. It actually squished the inside of my finger so that it was sticking out of the cut and couldn't be pushed back in, and the nail turned black nearly instantly.

I have lines on my nails that are ugly and I saw drops in a magizine for it once but when I went to order them I could'nt find the artical, and both my parents have it and it killed a foot fungus that tried to infect me after 1 year??????

Hi I just want to know what can cause some or all of these combined symptoms, Hair thinning, lost of appetite, a few dark toenails but not all of them, 1 fingernail half light pink half light brown with vertical lines no ridges, wart on ball of both feet and lately some lost of taste (I'm thinking due to thin white film on tongue) I was a Severe smoker until recently when I stopped.

What did your fingernail look like that made them a "dead giveaway"? Also, what enzymes do you take to aid digestion? Thanks!

Over the past few years I have noticed they break all of the time and they have longitudinal ridges in them that would start to split and that would make the nail break on either side of the ridge. I had to keep them real short so they would not get weird and split. I started triple med treatment Sept. 26th. I have done 24 weeks. Somewhere along the line, after a few weeks, I noticed my nails are normal again: healthy looking, no splits, not brittle, longitudinal ridges gone.

Last year, when he was on his second therapy for Hep C, his hepatologist referred him to a dermatologist, who thought he might have cryoglobulinemia, which is a blood disorder that many people with hepatitis have. It was ruled out. I would suggest asking your doctor about it, since nail color can be an indicator of health problems.

Perhaps the vertical ridges are normal. I was questioning if that is normal or a symptom of the thyroid not working properly.

It is an abnormal shape of the fingernail. The nail has raised ridges and is thin and curved inward. This disorder is associated with iron deficiency anemia. The other possibility which can present with nail pitting as well thick, white, silvery, or red patches of skin is psoriasis. It is thought that psoriasis occurs when the immune system overreacts, causing inflammation and flaking of skin. My sincere advice is to consult a dermatologist and get these two possibilities probed.

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It went away on its own, but shortly after (1-2 months) he developed what we thought was fungus of some sort on the big right toenail. The nail has essentially split in half and has raised ridges and dead skin type of feel look to it. We thought this was the result of the hand food mouth disease. The dermatologist we were referred to said its not fungus or bone spur, or related to the earlier hand foot mouth he had, but he also doesn't know what it is either.

Hi, strange that you ask that question today because I have been trying to it out as well all day. I have ridges on all my nails running lengthwise. When I first was dx as hypo (last Sept) I didn't have it on all my nails but it has gotten worse over the last year. I also have low ferritin and have read that it can indicate iron deficiency. It seems to be linked to alot of different nutritional deficiencies unfortunately.

After he ejaculated I got off of him and noticed a mucous y type of substance on his penis. His penis was very wet. Is it possible that his sperm leaked out of the condom or was that from me. We used a lifestyle condom are they as effective as other condoms? I'm afraid, because I don't know what to do , should I take a morning after pill?

the following day in the shower my penis hurt where the water hit it at the base. there may have been an open sore that maybe (maybe not?) looked like a split blister. it had completely healed by the next day. is there any chance this was herpes.

Vertical ridges represent a normal aging pattern, though some people consider the presence of ridges to be an indication of the risk of developing athririts. At any rate it is considered normal and medically insignificant.

ya havent been doing any of that.

They are the same color as nails, not very deep but definitely noticable. These ridges are especially noticable on the bed of my thumbs and also on the toenails of the big toes. Other fingernails/toenails don't seem to have ridges, maybe just a few small ridges on index finger nails.

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