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What Causes Retronychia?

Retronychia is a nail condition that occurs when a nail stops growing outward and instead starts growing back into the nail fold (the skin around the nail). Most common in young adult women, early ...
To earn CME related to this news article, click here. February 20, 2009 — A review published in the February 15 issue of American Family Physician discusses risk factors, conservative therapy, and ...
Onychomycosis is the most common disease of nails, with a prevalence of up to 14% in Western adult populations. Whereas tinea unguium refers strictly to dermatophyte fungal infection of the nail plate ...
HOW TO stop ingrown toenails: An ingrown nail develops when the sides of the toenail grow into the surrounding skin, and this can cause pain, inflammation and even bleeding. Without treatment, it can ...
Retronychia represents a relatively uncommon but increasingly recognized toenail disorder that disproportionately affects young adult women. The condition occurs when a toenail stops growing forward ...
From the moment we learn how to walk, our feet do a lot of hard work and put up with a lot from us. Eventually our adorable baby feet morph into something a little more embattled and, well, less cute.
HOW TO get rid of an ingrown toenail: An ingrown nail develops when the side of the toenail curls and pierces into the skin, and this can cause pain, inflammation and even bleeding. Without treatment, ...
Gruesome video footage has captured the moment a man had an overgrown toenail chopped off. The man, who hasn't been named, sought help from a podiatrist who calls herself 'Miss Foot Fixer'. Marion Yau ...