A variety of Terry’s nails, also described by him in the same 1954 Lancet paper. They are characterized by a
lunula that is not white, but red. They also are called the nails of cardiac failure. In fact, all these half-and half nails (Lindsay’s, Terry’s, and the red half-moons in nail beds) reflect conditions causing subungual
edema, such as cardiac, hepatic, and renal disease.
lunula that is not white, but red. They also are called the nails of cardiac failure. In fact, all these half-and half nails (Lindsay’s, Terry’s, and the red half-moons in nail beds) reflect conditions causing subungual
edema, such as cardiac, hepatic, and renal disease.