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- $Title{What Causes "Beau's Lines"?}
- $Subject{finger nails ridges beau's lines ill defined symptoms symptom beau
- line nail disease diseases ridge growth}
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- What Causes "Beau's Lines"?
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- QUESTION: My finger nails have a most peculiar line growing across them from
- side to side. It looks as though my old nails are being replaced by another
- nail growing up over them. What caused this condition, and is it something
- serious that I must now worry about?
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- ANSWER: As with most questions like this one I really wish I could see the
- condition. However, your description may give me enough to work with. Nail
- deformities can be caused by many factors, nutritional, infectious, and even
- work factors. But if you recently suffered a severe illness, I may have the
- answer for you. In some circumstances, where severe disease temporarily
- interferes with nail growth, like a severe infection or heart attack, the nail
- begins to grow again after a period of no growth, creating the picture you
- describe. They are called "Beau's lines" and form this peculiar ridge across
- the nail. But you need not be too concerned, and certainly there is no need
- for worry or anxiety. As your nails continue to grow, the ridge will be
- pushed forward and out, and your nails will return to their former
- characteristic look.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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