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Shrimp nail
Lateral sequential ridges in early shrimp nail deformity

Shrimp nail

Lateral sequential ridges in early shrimp nail deformity  (SN-patient1)


Keywords: Fingernail, Hand, Loss of cuticle, Nail dystrophy, Onycholysis, Onychomadesis, Onychotrohy, Paronychia, Transverse nail ridges, Yellow-brownish chromonychia



What is shrimp nail?

Shrimp nail is a curved nail plate that appears similar to the back of a shrimp, caused by repeated onychomadesis. This type of nail disorder may be acquired or congenital.

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