II. Signs: Transverse Linear Nail Lesion
- Transverse white line extending the complete width of the nail plate
- Line migrates distally as the nail grows
- One or multiple nails involved
III. Associated Conditions
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Heavy Metal Poisoning
- Arsenic Poisoning is the classic example for Mees Lines
- Renal Failure
- Hodgkin's Disease
- Carcinoid Tumors
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Leprosy
- Malaria
- Chemotherapy
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
IV. References
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Related Studies
| Concepts | Finding (T033) |
| SnomedCT | 73751008 |
| Dutch | lijnen van Mees, Mees' lijn |
| French | Lignes de Mee, Ligne de Mee, STRIE DE MEE |
| German | Mees-Streifen, MEESSCHE STREIFEN |
| Italian | Stria di Mees, Strie di Mees |
| Portuguese | Linha de Mees, LINHA DE MEE |
| Spanish | Línea de Mees, Líneas de Mees, líneas de Mee (trastorno), líneas de Mee, líneas transversales blancas de la uña |
| Japanese | ミーズ線条, ﾐｰｽﾞｾﾝｼﾞｮｳ |
| English | MEE'S LINE, Mees' lines (physical finding), Aldrich-Mees' lines, Mees' lines were seen, Mees' lines, Mee line, lines mee's, mees' lines, lines mee, mee's line, mees lines, Mee's line, White transverse strip of nail, Mee's stripes, Mee's line (disorder) |
| Czech | Meesovy proužky, Meesův proužek |
| Hungarian | Mees-féle vonal, Mees-féle vonalak a körmön |
