II. Causes
- Manicure or Pedicure
- Nail Biting
- Nail rubbing or other manipulation
III. Pathophysiology
- Nail Trauma injures cuticle and nail plate
- Cuticle may indent nail plate resulting in deformity (e.g. median Nail Dystrophy with midline nail indentation)
- Inflammation may occur at the proximal nail fold
IV. Management
- Avoid further nail manipulation or Trauma
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| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| SnomedCT | 402626003 |
| English | Nail dystrophy due to trauma (disorder), Nail dystrophy due to trauma |
| Spanish | distrofia ungueal por traumatismo (trastorno), distrofia ungueal por traumatismo |
