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'''Onychorrhexis''' (also known as "Brittle nails") is a brittleness with breakage of nails that may result from excessive strong soap and water exposure, nail polish remover, hypothyroidism, anorexia or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.<ref name="Andrews">James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). ''Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology''. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0721629210.</ref>{{rp|786}} Onychorrhexis affects up to 20% of the population.<ref name="Andrews" />{{rp|786}}
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'''Onychorrhexis''' (from the Greek words ὄνυχο- ''ónycho-'', "nail" and ῥῆξις ''rhexis'', "bursting"), is a brittleness with breakage of [[finger nail|finger or toenails]] that may result from [[hypothyroidism]], [[anemia]], [[anorexia nervosa]] or [[bulimia]], or after oral retinoid therapy.<ref name="Andrews">James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). ''Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology''. (10th ed.). Saunders. {{ISBN|0-7216-2921-0}}.</ref>{{rp|786}} It can also be seen in [[melanoma]] that involves the nail and [[onychomycosis]].<ref name="Frazier AAFP 10/2021">{{cite journal |last1=Frazier |first1=Winfred Taylor |last2=Santiago-Delgado |first2=Zuleica M. |last3=Kenneth C. Stupka |first3=I. I. |title=Onychomycosis: Rapid Evidence Review |journal=American Family Physician |date=October 2021 |volume=104 |issue=4 |pages=359–367 |url=https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2021/1000/p359.html |issn=1532-0650}}</ref>

Onychorrhexis affects up to 20% of the population.<ref name="Andrews" />{{rp|786}}<ref name="Bolognia">{{cite book |author=Rapini, Ronald P. |author2=Bolognia, Jean L. |author3=Jorizzo, Joseph L. |title=Dermatology: 2-Volume Set |publisher=Mosby |location=St. Louis |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-4160-2999-1 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Nail (anatomy)|Nail anatomy]]
*[[Nail (anatomy)|Nail anatomy]]
*[[List of cutaneous conditions]]


==References==
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== Further reading ==
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* {{cite journal | last1=Abdullah | first1=Lina | last2=Abbas | first2=Ossama | title=Common nail changes and disorders in older people: Diagnosis and management | journal=Canadian Family Physician | publisher=College of Family Physicians of Canada | volume=57 | issue=2 | date=2024-03-14 | pages=173–181 | pmid=21321168 | pmc=3038811 | ref=none}}
* {{cite journal | last1=Singal | first1=Archana | last2=Arora | first2=Rahul | title=Nail as a window of systemic diseases | journal=Indian Dermatology Online Journal | publisher=Medknow | volume=6 | issue=2 | year=2015 | pages=67–74 | issn=2229-5178 | doi=10.4103/2229-5178.153002 | doi-access=free | pmid=25821724 | pmc=4375768 | ref=none}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/what-to-know-about-onychorrhexis WebMD]
* [https://www.visualdx.com/visualdx/diagnosis/onychorrhexis?diagnosisId=54935&moduleId=19 VisualDx]

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Latest revision as of 21:11, 11 May 2024

Onychorrhexis
Other namesBrittle nails
Onicorrexis in a adult
SpecialtyDermatology Edit this on Wikidata

Onychorrhexis (from the Greek words ὄνυχο- ónycho-, "nail" and ῥῆξις rhexis, "bursting"), is a brittleness with breakage of finger or toenails that may result from hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.[1]: 786  It can also be seen in melanoma that involves the nail and onychomycosis.[2]

Onychorrhexis affects up to 20% of the population.[1]: 786 [3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  2. ^ Frazier, Winfred Taylor; Santiago-Delgado, Zuleica M.; Kenneth C. Stupka, I. I. (October 2021). "Onychomycosis: Rapid Evidence Review". American Family Physician. 104 (4): 359–367. ISSN 1532-0650.
  3. ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.

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