NAIL DISEASES/DISORDERS
HAIR DISEASE/DISORDERS
Onychorrexis
Alopecia areata
Split or brittle nails with a series of lengthwise ridges.
Hair loss in patches.
Beau’s lines
Ridges/ corrugations/ furrows.
Alopecia follicularis
Hair loss caused by inflammation of hair follicles.
Onychatrophia
Atrophy or wasting away of the nail.
Alopecia prematura
Hair loss early in life.
Alopecia senilis Alopecia totalis
Hair loss from old age.
Hair loss from entire scalp.
Onychocryptosis Ingrown nail.
Alopecia universalis Traction/ traumatic alopecia Postpartum alopecia
Hair loss from entire body.
Patchy hair loss, sometimes due to repetitive traction on the hair by pulling or twisting.
Temporary hair loss at the conclusion of pregnancy.
Onychauxis Onychosis
Overgrowth of the nail plate.
Any nail disease.
Telogen effluven Hair loss during the telogen phase of the hair growth cycle.
Onychophosis
Accumulation of horny layers of epidermis under the nail.
Canities
Gray hair.
HAIR DISEASE/DISORDERS
Pediculosis capitis Monilithrix
Head lice.
Condition/ Disease/Disorder Description Pityriasis capitis simplex Dry dandruff. Pityriasis capitis steatoids seborrhea Oleosa: Oily dandruff
Beaded hair. Fragilitis crinium Brittle hair. Hirsuities/ hypertrichosis
Superfluous hair, excessive.
Greasy dandruff.
Scabies
Contagious disease caused by the itch mite.
Trichoptilosis Trichorrehexis nodosa Tinea favosa Tinea capitis
Split hair ends.
Knotted.
Impetigo/ infantigo
Highly contagious bacterial infection, usually staphylococcal. Chronic autoimmune disorder, causes red often scarring plaques, hair loss andinternal effects.
Honeycomb ringworm.
Ringworm of the scalp.
Discoid lupus rrythematosus (DLE)
Tinea sycosis Androgenetic alopecia
Barber’s itch.
Common hereditary hair loss.
Keloids
Forms when excess collagen forms at the site of a healing scar; overhealing.
Alopecia adnata Loss of hair shortly after birth.
Asteatosis
Excessive dry skin.
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