Brittle Nails
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Brittle Nails Underlying Cause
Common causes of brittle nails include:
Fungal nail infection
Exposure to cleaning solutions
Exposure to chemicals
Nail polish
Uncommon causes of brittle nails include:
Apert's syndrome
Hypocalcemia
Iron
deficiency
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Thyroid disease
Zinc deficiency
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Related Topics:
Fingernail injury
Fungal nail infection
Psoriasis of the nails
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Last Updated: Sep 18, 2007
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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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.
