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Thyroid disease
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Hypothyroid:
Hyperthyroid:
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brittle nails and onycholysis
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thyroid acropathy
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finger clubbing in Grave
’
s disease
Plummer
’
s nails
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a characteristic onycholysis occurring in thyrotoxicosis
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the free edge of the nail is undulated and curved upward
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the fourth digits of the hands are initially involved (but may affect any or all finger and toe nails)
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reversible with treatment of hyperthyroidism