Hair, scalp, nail and sweat images

White spots on nails 

Median canaliform nail dystrophy 

Folliculitis due to hair removal 

Candida 

Miliaria 

Frizzy hair of unknown cause 

Anagen effluvium: hair pull 

Effect of ageing 

Hair shedding guide 

Natural hair in woman of African descent 

Folliculitis decalvans 

Nail fold telangiectasia 

Subungual haematoma 

Loose anagen hair syndrome 

Woolly hair naevus 

Relaxer used to straighten hair in woman of African descent 

Woolly hair naevus 

Excessive sweating in armpits 

Terry nails 

Subungual exostosis 

Loose anagen hair syndrome 

Terry nail 

Pattern alopecia 

Acrylic nail 

Darier nail disease 

Traction alopecia 

Lichen planus 

Traction alopecia 

White spots on nail 

Woolly hair naevus 

Poliosis in piebaldism 

Poliosis 

Folliculitis due to hair removal 

Hair shedding during chemotherapy 

Short anagen hair 

Myxoid cyst 

Psoriasis © R Suhonen 

Nail psoriasis 

Yellow nail syndrome 

Short anagen hair 

Melanoma 

Idiopathic plantar hidradenitis 

Transverse leukonychia 

Osteoid osteoma (bone tumour) 

Hypertrichosis 

Black nails with pseudomonas infection 

Anagen effluvium due to cranial irradiation 

Psoriasis 

Hair brushings during episode of telogen effluvium 

Subungual melanoma 

Seborrhoeic dermatitis 

Idiopathic plantar hidradenitis 

Fungal nail infection 

Anagen effluvium due to cranial irradiation 

Tufted folliculitis 

Trichotillomania 

Pachyonychia 

Facial hirsutism 

Periungual pyogenic granuloma 

Due to tumour 

Scabies 

Multiple melanonychia 

Tufted hairs and perifollicular crusting 

Alopecia mucinosa 

Alopecia mucinosa 

Poliosis in alopecia areata 

Onychophagia 

Red lunula 

Locks in woman of African descent 

Norwood* 

Alopecia areata nail pitting 

Nail shedding due to lichen planus 

Yellow nail syndrome 

Note the perifollicular inflammation 

Melanonychia 

Hypertrichosis 

Miliaria 

Poliosis due to halo naevus 

Alopecia mucinosa 

Anagen effluvium: alopecia areata 

Alopecia areata 

Podophyllin 

Idiopathic causes 

Onychomycosis 

Natural hair in woman of African descent 

Anagen effluvium: loss of eyelashes in alopecia areata 

Discoid lupus erythematosus 

Hypertrichosis 

Resorption of distal phalanx 

Hypertrichosis 

Nails in psoriasis 

Chronic paronychia 

Yellow nail syndrome 

Hypertrichosis 

Melanocytic naevus 

Subungual haematoma 

Graham Little syndrome. Hairless axilla 

Paronychia 

Myxoid cyst 

Onychogryphosis 

Myxoid cyst 

Yellow nail syndrome 

Frizzy hair of unknown cause 

Uncut 

Tufted hairs and perifollicular erythema 

Excessive use of hair dryer 

Acute paronychia 

Koilonychia 

Thermally straightened 

Fungal nail infection 

Short anagen hair 

Tufted folliculitis 

Loose anagen hair syndrome 

Telogen effluvium 

Myxoid cyst 

Male pattern balding 

Hair lost through chemotherapy 

Regrowth following patchy loss associated with itraconazole 

Congenital naevus 

Beaded hair or monilethrix 

Schamroth window 

Relaxer used to straighten hair in woman of African descent 

Female pattern alopecia. Credit Dr R Sinclair 

Muehrcke nail 

Relaxer used to straighten hair in woman of African descent 

Tinea capitis 

Hypertrichosis 

Yellow nail syndrome 

Hypertrichosis 

Hypertrichosis 

Nails in psoriasis 

Lichen planopilaris 

Half and half nail 

Trachyonychia 

Hang nail 

Anagen effluvium due to cranial irradiation 

Acrodermatitis continua 

Female pattern balding 

Subungual exostosis 

Splinter haemorrhages 

Nail splitting: onychoschizia 

Fungal nail infection 

Anagen effluvium: alopecia areata 

Angelwing deformity 

Nail cosmetics 

Distal digital infarcts 

Anagen loss during chemotherapy 

Locks in woman of African descent 

Periungual fibroma 

Hirsutism 

Natural hair twisted in woman of African descent 

Yellow nail syndrome 

Pseudomonas/candida infection 

Onychomycosis 

Pattern balding 

Acute herpetic paronychia 

Ingrown toenail 

White nail due to vitiligo 

Melanonychia 

Alopecia mucinosa 

Anagen effluvium: lupus erythematosus 

Telogen effluvium regrowth is best seen at the hairline 

Sweat gland naevus 

Ragged cuticles 

Anagen effluvium: loss of eyebrows in alopecia areata 

Periungual warts 

Frontal fibrosing alopecia 

Blue nails due to minocycline 

Locks in woman of African descent 

In-growing nail with granuloma formation aggravated by an oral retinoid 

Hair miniaturisation 

Facial hirsutism 

Natural hair twisted in woman of African descent 

Beau line 

Traction alopecia 

Photo-onycholysis 

Clubbing 

Nail pigmentation due to hydroxyurea 

Telogen effluvium 

Anagen effluvium: hair pull 

Myxoid cyst 

Beaded hair or monilethrix 

Folliculitis due to hair removal 

Folliculitis decalvans 

Note the zone of unsundamaged skin 

Severe female pattern balding 

Traction alopecia 

Natural hair twisted in woman of African descent 

Graham Little syndrome. Scarring alopecia of anterior scalp 

Hirsutism 

Tufted folliculitis 

Anagen effluvium: regrowth after chemotherapy with curly hair 

Idiopathic plantar hidradenitis 

Traction alopecia 

Graham Little syndrome. Loss of hair of eyebrows 

Pincer nail 

Anagen effluvium 

Onychophagia 

Natural hair with weaves in woman of African descent 

Psoriatic nail dystrophy 

Hair cycle 

Anagen effluvium 

Nails in psoriasis 

Nails in psoriasis 

Telogen effluvium 

Subungual haematoma 

Fungal nail infection 

Eczema 

Facial hirsutism 

Pattern balding 

Uncombable, spun glass hair