Fingernail turning white

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Avatar n tn About two months ago my fingernail developed a black mark near the nailbed. It has since continued up toward the top of the nail while changing brownish now puple with the uppermost tip is turning white. I have an appointment in October.It doesn't hurt and does not appear to look fungal according to my doctor. Is October to long to wait? I read that melanoma can develop under the nail.
Avatar f tn Why is my fingernail on my middle finger starting to pull away from my skin and turn white and the bottom half is pitting and peeling? What could this be?
Avatar m tn At the top of the fingernail, where it grows out fron the finger, is a small semi-circle of white then the rest of the finger nail is pinkish. Prior to moving to where I now live my nails all had this little area now 3 years later only my thumbs do. Can anyone tell me if this is something to be concerned about? Thanks for any help!!
Avatar m tn After I pulled it out, it was about a 1/4 of an inch long. It looks like it is made out of a fingernail, and it is hard like fingernail material. I noticed many other people have these, but no one seems to know what they are. It is not attached to any other hair. It has its own follicle. Any ideas?
1755089 tn?1376053555 m glad you brought this up. I have that, too, with my fingernail beds sometimes turning really purple/blue. Also, I have the same thing that Sexybare mentioned about my fingers nd sometimes toes turn white and go numb. That freaks me out. Yes, please let us know what they say!
1833444 tn?1325557062 I was just noticing the same thing on my nail beds. Really dark half moon circles. Hands are pasty white too ! However no fungus and my nails are growing like hotcakes ! Figure that one out ??? On week 13, just finished Inc.
907968 tn?1292622204 t know if this is of any significance or not, or even if it has any truth behind it but my palms where red with white spots. after the heart attack they where pure white and now they are turning back again with the white spots. I remember someone telling me some time ago that the white spotted palms where a sign of major heart problems. Any truth to that statement? My BP is still relatively low, ~110/65, but will have to check at the right times to be sure.
5805973 tn?1374601879 t sleep, or I can sleep for an entire day. Have been told that I am turning almost narcoleptic. I have lost 25+ lbs in 6-7 weeks and it is still going. Symptoms are coming from some kind of fly/flea/gnat like insect (I think) that bites or burrows into skin, usually leaving a little bit of what kind of appears to be a split fishtail hanging out. Sometimes it appears feathery.
Avatar n tn m 24 years old and have the eye problem, on the top of the iris of my eyes are turning white. .how or what is the treatment?
Avatar n tn Even if there is no visible white spots in my mouth I van run my finger along my cheek and gumline and scrape out a white pasty substance. When I run the substance between my fingers it seems to just disappear. If there is a white spot that is scraped away it either looks like skin or mucous.
Avatar m tn Around three years ago, I mashed my left thumb at work. This caused the fingernail to bruise and eventually come off. However, it has never grown back right. It has yellowing underneath the nail, like a fungus which the dermatologist tested for and was negative, and whiteness on top where the nail looks dead, and you can see the new nail underneath. The doctor didn't think I had damaged the nail bed because it was growing out straight, but is funny looking.
Avatar m tn I have checked the photograph and from the symptoms and photograph, the possibility of terry nail is less likely because the lanula of the nails is visible. In terry nails, the fingernails appear white with a characteristic "ground glass" appearance, with no lunula (the crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail). It is thought to be due to a decrease in vascularity. Hence there appears a red or brown distal transverse band on the tip of fingernail.
Avatar f tn ve been pregnant, its getting lighter and I have LOTS of it turning bright red and fading into WHITE!! Every day im seein more and more solid white hairs on my head! I'm only 24 lol this hasn't happened until I got pregnant. Is anybody else experiencing this?? Help!
Avatar m tn The vinegar test is very unreliable and I've heard of a lot of people finding out the wrong results i.e. it turning white when there was no HPV infection and vice versa. The only way you can be sure is if you get seen by a professional. Also in regards to the size of the presumed wart, it can be absolutely tiny or quite large depending on each person.
Avatar f tn Is fingernails determine who the father is?
Avatar n tn When they are yellow they can be a bit painful if bumped. They itch and sometimes the skin peels. My nail as is grows is very bumpy now with white lines or white looking holes(not really holes, just looks that way) I thought I originally got bit by a spider, already had a round of antibiotics, didn't help. I have been dealing with this for almost 4 months and my doc says it will just go away. It actually seemed like it was gone for about 10 days then all of a sudden it was back.
681148 tn?1437661591Fingernail white spots: possible zinc deficiency‘. But in general, one should not expect to find a zinc deficiency when a person has only a few white spots. Because actually, a number of conditions can arise from a lack of zinc. One of the most important, which also lead to its discovery, was the stunting of growth and the lack of sexual development in adolescent boys; adding zinc to the diet brought about a rapid improvement.
Avatar f tn I noticed today that the tips of my nipples (like where the opening is for milk) are turning white. Ive never had this before. Can anybody tell me if this is a sign. And please i dont want the simple "go take a test" answer. Yes i know i have to take 1 and i am very soon. I need to get paid from work first because i am going to get a test done at the doctors for a more accurate answer so yes i know i meed to take a test.
Avatar m tn I wrote several weeks ago about some erosions on the head of my penis. I was told it could be balanitis and possible yeast. I have been using colloidal silver spray on it and it has almost disappeared. Now, i noticed on the inside of my mouth on the inside cheek, there is some "roughness". When i looked at it, it looks like white "streaks". I looked up thrush, and when I looked at the pictures of Lichen Planus, it looks like that.
Avatar f tn I am having alot of white discharge. I am 38+6. If I stick my finger inside then take it out, it looks like cottage cheese. Sorry tmi. Just trying to figure out what it is.
Avatar n tn Can HIV be transmitted if semen got underneath a fingernail? In otherwords, is the tissue underneath the fingernail vulnerable to passing HIV into the blood stream?
Avatar m tn Do you think the virus will transfer from my hand to zipper to then underneath my fingernail? Is it possible to get underneath the fingernail from a small metal zipper?
Avatar n tn s came back 3 weeks later. i also noticed lately that my fingernail beds are really pale but at the end behing the white part it is a dark pink. does anybody else notice this? i know that nails can give clues to health problems and i read that it can be related to heart problems. the cause of the pvc's was never known because i don't have insurance and couldn't afford to continue testing for it. all i had was bloodwork and ekg.
Avatar f tn I'm 37 years old and have experienced a white coating on the inside of my cheeks for about 2 years now. It is now too aggravating to put up with. My dentist gave me a clean bill of health 6 mos. ago and was stumped by the problem. My family doc first prescribed Magic Mouthwash for thrush, to no avail. The white coating is worse in the morning and after I eat. I drink a lot of water. I talk all day as I am a teacher; it tends to feel like glue inside my mouth at times.
Avatar f tn m assuming you mean WHITE DISCHARGE, NOT blood. IF it smells bad and is turning green you NEED to see a DR.Yellow, green or gray discharge is usually a sign of trichomonas or bacterial vaginosis. You will need antibiotics to get rid of it.
Avatar m tn Does herpes whitlow cause pain under the fingernail and forearm? I've heard of the tingling and burning, I'm not feeling either but I'm feeling numbness under the fingernail and forearm? I did use the bathroom and with the same hand I pulled up my zipper and then in seconds used the underneath of my fingernail very firmly to secure it without washing my hands, very paranoid I spread the virus to my zipper then to the underneath of my fingernail.