II. Signs
- Concave or Spoon shaped nails
III. Causes
- Normal finding in infants
- Resolves within first 1-2 years of life
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Hypothyroidism
- Trauma
- Impaired peripheral circulation
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Hemochromatosis
- Raynaud's Disease
- Contact Dermatitis to petroleum-based solvent
- Nail-Patella Syndrome (Autosomal Dominant)
IV. References
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Concepts | Sign or Symptom (T184) |
SnomedCT | 66270006 |
Italian | Coilonichia |
Japanese | さじ状爪, サジジョウソウ, サジジョウツメ |
Czech | Koilonychie |
English | nails spoon, spoon nails, koilonychia, nail spooning, spooned nails, Koilonychia, Spoon nails, Spoon-shaped nails, Koilonychia (disorder), spoon nail |
Hungarian | Koilonychia |
Spanish | coiloniquia (trastorno), coiloniquia, uña en cuchara, Coiloniquia |
Portuguese | Quiloníquia |
Dutch | koilonychie |
French | Koïlonychie |
German | Koilonychie |