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Rough ridged nails with split free edges due to twenty nail dystrophy
Keywords: Excessive longitudinal nail ridging, Fingernail, Hand, Longitudinal nail ridging, Nail, Onychoschizia, Opaque nail, Rough nails, Sandpaper-like appearance, Twenty nail dystrophy
Trachyonychia is characterised by brittle nails that show diffuse longitudinal ridging and can be accompanied by pitting, loss of lustre, or a roughened nail plate.
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