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Home :: Nail Disorders :: Koilonychia Koilonychia Treatment and Prevention tips to get rid of itAlternative Name: Spoon Nails
Koilonychia is the abnormal thinness and concavity of fingernails occurring especially in hypochromic anemias. It is nothing but dystrophy of the fingernails in which they are flattened and have concavities with raised edges, the concave upper surface of the nail plate making it look like a spoon and that's why it is also called spoon shaped nails. Once Koilonychia occurs, it takes long time to recover to normal. Causes of KoilonychiaKoilonychia is a common deformity in which the nail plate, which normally has a convex contour, is replaced by a concave contour. Koilonychia may be inherited as an autosomal dominant trait or it may be associated with other syndromes. Koilonychia is a well-recognized clinical sign of iron deficiency occurring either with or without anemia. The possible causes of the nail disorder are discussed below: Koilonychia is mainly occurs mainly as a result of thinning and softening of the nail plate.
Other Causes of Koilonychia may be anaemia, hyperthyroidism, glossitis, pica, illness, cheilosis, chemotherapy. Treatment and Prevention Steps that must be taken against Koilonychia:
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