fingernails and liver disease

Unusually curved fingertips and nails Clubbing of the fingertips means the tissue beneath the nails thickens and the fingertips become rounded and bulbous. The fingernails curve over the rounded fingertips. Clubbing is thought to result from increased blood flow to the fingertips. It can run in families and be entirely harmless.

I am an eighteen year old female, and have been wondering for some time whether or not I am at slight risk for a heart condition. My fingernails are mounded/crested, especially my thumbnails, and I've been told this is often a symptom for heart disease (however, I also chewed my nails quite a bit as a child, so this might have added to it). I am also frequently cold, particularly in my extremities (hands and feet), and wonder if I have poor circulation.

Now what? They hurt when you push on them, but I don't remember hitting them hard enough to cause this kind of bruise. I see my hepatologist for the big decision on when to treat and with what. I hope it's not still whether to treat, unless it is because someone else posted that another really good drug is getting FDA approval in August. Should I show them to him or call my regular doctor? Meanwhile, my fingernails are getting "wavy" and one is split down the middle.

Cirrhosis may be asymptomatic or with few symptoms and signs of liver disease. Some of the symptoms may also be nonspecific and may not suggest that the liver is their cause. This may be what it meant. Aside from symptomatology, clinical correlation with the medical history and results of diagnostic tests are still important considerations in the diagnosis. Take care and regards.

I am a 23 year old female, 5'3", 100 lbs. I do not drink alcohol and never have. I have had horizontal ridges on my fingernails for probably 10 years now. I have also had soft stools consistently for years now, which I have read could be a sign of too much fat in your stool. I notice that some type of liquid/oil comes off of the stool too, and floats in the water. The stool also sticks to the side of the toilet after I flush it away.

that really points to more serious systemic disease and underlying conditions such as heart, liver, etc. If you are interested I can give it to you...nails are an excellent way for dr to tell if there are problems internally that signal further investigation. Nothing to take lightly...

Hello, Some of the important causes of leg cramps are overextension of the muscles,overweight,prolonged standing during the day,dehydration, alterations in the balance of salts in the bloodstream (such as a high or low sodium,calcium or potassium level),neuropathy(esp in diabetes),hypothyroidism,peripheral vascular disease(narrowing of the leg arteries which causes poor circulation),sarcoidosis,excess alcohol,nerve compression, and sometimes liver disease.

They are able to go in and out of your bloodstream via capallaries and my palms and fingertips are red.

I just started treatment today and the doctor told me it was possible for you to see brittle nails as part of the TX process, but she said that keeping up my water intake and doing as much as I could to take "stress" off my liver would help keep those (hair and nails) side effects to a minimum. I currently have acrylics and plan on keeping them through TX -- I had nails that would "peel" once they reached a certain length before any of this, and hated them.....

For many years my nails tips on three of my fingers, both hands curved downward. Although, I am HCV clear, post tx a few years, I have just learned this is a symptom of liver disease. It can also be a symptom of heart problems. But having HCV for 20+ years I am curious, if anyone else noticed this happening to them?

The doctor says my thyroid hormone levels fluctuates as do my symptoms. My fingernails are the worst and I am so very tired and weak. They are very soft and thin with ridges. I thought the synthyroid was supposed to help with these issues. Am I wrong and is something else going wrong This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/263637'>Fingernails indicative of thyroid problems?</a>.

Thankyou for your reply doctor. Would a sonogram confirm there are no problems?

ve had this white band that appears only on my index and middle fingers for a few months now (see pic). Also, the lunula on all my fingernails is becoming misshaped and smaller and smaller and it's completely gone on a few fingernails. Should I see a doctor?

You could make an appointment with your doctor to check out your liver function as mentioned by terin400 and your iron levels. This is simply done by a taking a very small amount of blood for testing at the laboratory. Best wishes.

I had end stage liver disease and had a lot of weird labs that required medications to correct an imbalance. I had ascites and very swollen feet, legs, and hands. This is caused the the leakage form the liver that is unable to process and filter like it used to due to fibrosis (scarring). Is your husband on the transplant list? If he had been hospitalized for a intestinal blockage due to an abdominal hernia why haven't they operated on the hernia.

Best advice: if it doesn't itch, ignore it. The treatment for this stuff is worse often than the disease. If tea tree oil and oregano oil didn't work, and the meds didn't work, it could be they weren't used long enough -- fungus wants to live. Could be something inside of you has been damaged, such as your intestinal organisms and immune system by using anti-fungals. You might want to try garlic oil, if you can find a good source of pure garlic oil.

including cirrhosis and liver necrosis

re treating toenail fungus, the antifungal agents most prescribed are Lamiscil and Sporanox. Both of these drugs are etremely toxic to the liver.

The first suggestion online is that if you are female and have been wearing an orange or red color of polish for prolonged periods, if you take the polish off you might find that your nails are stained. But with a user name that says "lad," it doesn't sound like you've been wearing nail polish. The second possibility would be the finger having been hit and sustaining some damage that causes the nail to grow looking different.

I also have these horizontal lines in all my fingernails. They are worse in my thumbs and big toes, and get less deep towards my little fingers and toes. I also take a beta blocker for tachycardia, although a very small dose. I also have a lot of unresolved health issues and am still under investigation. I too wonder if this is because of my beta blockers, or because of an underlying medical condition.

ve been chronically ill and was tested for everything under the sun including tetanus, TB, diphtheria, hepatitis A,B,C, liver disease, fatty liver, lupus, celiac disease, hemochromatosis, Wilsons disease, thyroid problems, diabetes and Lyme disease to state a few. All have come back negative. Had ultrasound of gallbladder and was negative for stones, and had CT of abdomen and pelvis and that came back negative for cirrhosis, fatty liver, however, doctor states traces of autoimmune hepatitis.

Vitamin A may cause bleeding in the lungs, blurry vision, bone pain, breathing difficulty, changes in immune function, chronic inflammation of the liver, cirrhosis (scarring of liver), cough, cracked fingernails, cracked lips, death, decreased thyroid function, depression, diarrhea, feeling of fullness, fever, fluid around heart, hair loss, high cholesterol, increased pressure in the brain, increased risk of HIV transmission (through breastfeeding), increased risk of lung cancer, increased ris

Hi, if a person has purple fingernails all the time, can that person have a thyroid disorder?

Please help me as I feel like there is something going on with my body and my doctor and the hospital and both told me that my nails are nothing to worry about and that everything according to my blood test, besides the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, is fine. Also, I am 19 and over weight but my doctor has reassured me that there is nothing to worry about.

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