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Half of the nail on my middle finger has flattened out ...

Sent to Health Experts October 19, 2006 6:51 p.m.

Half of the nail on my middle finger has flattened out , leaving a high ridge down the center......I did not mash it or injure it in any other way,,,,,what could cause this>

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October 19, 2006 6:54 p.m. (3 minutes and 16 seconds later)

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Hello,

Can you send me a Picture?

Dr Amit Munjal -- Physician -- 99% Positive Feedback on 4228 Health Accepts
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Sent October 19, 2006 7:11 p.m. (16 minutes and 40 seconds later)

Sorry, I can't send a picture, but I have Crohn's disease, and arthritis in my hands...also, at the base of my fingernail on my finger, there; appears to be something like a nodule, or a soft,swollen spot which is red.

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October 19, 2006 7:20 p.m. (8 minutes and 55 seconds later)

Hello

Is it osteo artritis or rhuematoid arthritis?

Which joints are effected?

How long ago this nail flattening occured?

Any associated Pain?

Any signs of Pus or infection in nail?

Check this links .Look for Koilonychia

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20040315/1417.html

http://health.allrefer.com/health/nail-abnormalities-pictures-images.html

Edited by Dr AMIT MUNJAL on October 19 2006 at 7:27pm

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