Terry’s nails : Hepatic failure, cirrhosis, diabetes, congestive heart failure, hyperthyroidism, malnutrition
Azure lunula: Wilson’s disease, silver poisoning, quinacrine
Lindsay’s nails (half-and-half nails) : Specific for renal failure
Muehrcke’s lines: Specific for hypoalbuminemia
Lines of Mees’ : Arsenic poisoning, Hodgkin’s disease, congestive heart failure, leprosy,
malaria, chemotherapy, carbon monoxide poisoning, other systemic insults
Dark longitudinal streaks: Melanoma, benign nevus, chemical staining, normal variant in darkly
pigmented people
Longitudinal striations: Alopecia areata, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis
Splinter hemorrhage: Subacute bacterial endocarditis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, antiphospholipid syndrome, peptic ulcer disease, malignancies, oral contraceptive use, pregnancy, psoriasis, trauma
Telangiectasia: Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, scleroderma
Azure lunula: Wilson’s disease, silver poisoning, quinacrine
Lindsay’s nails (half-and-half nails) : Specific for renal failure
Muehrcke’s lines: Specific for hypoalbuminemia
Lines of Mees’ : Arsenic poisoning, Hodgkin’s disease, congestive heart failure, leprosy,
malaria, chemotherapy, carbon monoxide poisoning, other systemic insults
Dark longitudinal streaks: Melanoma, benign nevus, chemical staining, normal variant in darkly
pigmented people
Longitudinal striations: Alopecia areata, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis
Splinter hemorrhage: Subacute bacterial endocarditis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, antiphospholipid syndrome, peptic ulcer disease, malignancies, oral contraceptive use, pregnancy, psoriasis, trauma
Telangiectasia: Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis, scleroderma