Nail Infections, Disorders and Diseases

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Nail Infections, Disorders and Diseases

• In Pedicure Services

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Signs of Skin Infection

• Redness
• Swollen
• Pus
• Sore to the touch
• Throbbing
• Painful
• Odor

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Common Nail Disorders

• Corrugations uneven growth in the nails, wavy
  ridges caused by injury or illness.
• Treatment Lightly buff the nails and apply
  ridge filler.

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Eggshell Nails

• Extremely thin curved nails that are too
  flexible.
• The nail separates from the nail bed and is
  curved at the free edge.
• White nail plate
• Service may be given

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Leukonychia

• White spots on the nail plate
• Caused by nail injury
• Disappears as nail grows out
• Not caused by lack of calcium
• Service may be given

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Melanonychia

• Darkening of the fingernail
• Possible bands or solid black nail plate
• Common in African Americans
• Caused by excessive color pigment in nail plate
  (melanocytes)
• Service may be given

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Onchorrhexis

• Brittle nails or splits
• Lengthwise ridges causes rough appearance
• Caused by harsh cleaning products, nail polish
  removers and heredity
• Service may be given
• Treatment Apply nail oil daily on plate

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Nail Pterygium

• Abnormal skin over the nail stretched over the
  nail plate
• Resembles a wing, Greek for wing-like
• Caused by injury, example burns, or skin
  reactions
• Service may be given

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Onychosis

• Technical term for any deformity or nail diseases
• Services must be decline if possible nail disease
  is present
• Refer client to a physician

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Nail Fungus

• Appears yellow, then yellow-green, green, brown,
  darkening to black
• Caused by parasites
• Prefers to grow in moist, dark and warm areas,
  such as feet inside of shoes
• Highly contagious and easily spread in the salon
  by unclean implements and tools
• Must decline service, refer to physician

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Onychocryptosis

• Ingrown nails
• Nail grows deep within the nail grooves
• If infected, swollen, pus, redness, sore to the
  touch, service must be decline
• Refer client to a physican

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Onychogryposis

• Also called rams horn nail
• Thick, increased curvature of the nail plate
• Cause Injury to the nail matrix or hereditary
• If infected, must decline service

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Paronychia

• Inflammation of the skin surrounding the nail
• Bacterial infection or yeast infection
• Nail thickens and turns brown in color
• Healthcare and restaurant workers are prone to
  this type of infection
• Must decline service

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Pyogenic Granuloma

• Severe inflammation of the nail plate
• Infection comes up from the nail bed to the nail
  plate
• Service must be declined

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Tinea (Ringworm)

• Highly contagious skin diseased
• Caused by parasite or fungus
• Round, painful lesions
• Must decline service and refer client to
  physician

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Tinea Pedis

• Medical term for athetes foot
• Deep, dry, itchy blisters
• Blisters rupture, causes pain and redness of the
  skin
• Encourage clients to wash foot and dry well
  daily. Also, to change cotton socks and shoes
  each day. Shoes that up to 24 hours to completely
  dry out

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Tinea Unguium

• Ringworm of the nail
• Can be scraped off from the nail plate
• Spreads to the nail root
• Highly contagious and service must be declined
• Refer client to physician