Index finger nail depression

Introduction Fingernail nail depression is rash or itching of iron deficiency. Fingernail nail depression is a clinical symptom, not a diagnosis of the disease, causing many causes of this symptom, such as skin rash itching or iron deficiency anemia, fungal infection, trace element deficiency and so on. Clinical symptoms of iron deficiency anemia: generally fatigue, irritability, palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, headache. Children show growth retardation and lack of concentration. Some patients have gastrointestinal symptoms such as anorexia, heartburn, flatulence, nausea and constipation. A small number of serious patients may have difficulty swallowing, angular cheilitis and glossitis.

Cause

Cause: It has skin rash itching or iron deficiency anemia.

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Detection of trace elements in human rashes

Diagnosis: The index finger nail is concave.

Clinical symptoms of iron deficiency anemia: generally fatigue, irritability, palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, headache. Children show growth retardation and lack of concentration. Some patients have gastrointestinal symptoms such as anorexia, heartburn, flatulence, nausea and constipation. A small number of serious patients may have difficulty swallowing, angular cheilitis and glossitis.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of fingernail nail depression:

1. There are depressions in the nails at the edges of the fingertips: this is a precursor to arteriosclerosis or cancer; if the fingertips are deep into the meat, it means that our liver is damaged; the difference in the fingers that appear in the depression also means that the body has different problems. .

2. Thumb nails: lack of energy.

3. Middle finger nail depression: excessive uric acid in the body, muscle soreness.

4. Ring finger nail depression: There are eye diseases, and there are abnormal changes in the respiratory system.

5. The fingernails have depressions: the throat has variability, the nervous system has bad changes, and the biliary function is poor.

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