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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}} |
'''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]], [[anemia]], [[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 (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, anemia, anorexia or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy. [1]: 786 Onychorrhexis affects up to 20% of the population.[1]: 786
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