Brittle Nails
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Fingernail injury
Fungal nail infection
Psoriasis of the nails
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Last Updated: Apr 11, 2008
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Brittle Nails References:
Dahdah MJ, Scher RK. Nail diseases related to nail cosmetics. Dermatol Clin. 2006 Apr;24(2):233-9, vii.
Geyer AS, Onumah N, Uyttendaele H, Scher RK. Modulation of linear nail growth to treat diseases of the nail. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2004 Feb;50(2):229-34.
van de Kerkhof PC, Pasch MC, Scher RK, Kerscher M, Gieler U, Haneke E, Fleckman P. Brittle nail syndrome: a pathogenesis-based approach with a proposed grading system. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005 Oct;53(4):644-51.
