Sections View Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Annotate Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Supplementary Content ++ See Table L-2. ++Table Graphic Jump LocationTable L-2 Leukonychia and Other Nail DiscolorationView Table||Download (.pdf)Table L-2 Leukonychia and Other Nail DiscolorationNail Discoloration (Name)Clinical Aspect and CausesLeukonychia Totalis (partial or totalis white nails) Congenital (leukonychia totalis): autosomal dominant syndromeTerry nails (either all or only proximal 80% of nail bed is white): liver disease (cirrhosis)Half-and-half nails (pink proximally, white distally): renal failure, uremiaLeukonychia punctata (white spots) Minor trauma to nail cuticle or matrixTransverse striate leukonychia (white lines) Muehrcke lines (transverse white lines): hypoalbuminemiaMees lines (transverse white lines): heavy metal poisoning (arsenic), renal failureGreen nailsPseudomonas pyocyanea infection (candidiasis)Blue and brown nailsMedication side effect (quinacrine, chloroquine, minocycline [blue nails], doxorubicin, melphalan, bleomycin, daunorubicin)Wilson diseaseOchronosisPsoriasisAlopecia areataConsider staining (nicotine, potassium permanganate, varnish)Black nails (melanonychia) Medication side effects (cyclophosphamide)Melanonychia striata: common in dark-skinned persons; idiopathic or secondary to trauma or chemotherapyNevus (uniform brown longitudinal streak localized to nail)Melanoma (longitudinal brown-black streak that may encompass entire nail)HematomaYellow Nail SyndromeLymphedemaAIDSBacterial infectionFungal infection (onychomycosis)PsoriasisAlopecia aerataCardiopulmonary diseasesRed nails (including red and white streaks) Darier diseaseGlomus tumor Your Access profile is currently affiliated with [InstitutionA] and is in the process of switching affiliations to [InstitutionB]. Please select how you would like to proceed. Keep the current affiliation with [InstitutionA] and continue with the Access profile sign in process Switch affiliation to [InstitutionB] and continue with the Access profile sign in process Get Free Access Through Your Institution Learn how to see if your library subscribes to McGraw Hill Medical products. Subscribe: Institutional or Individual Sign In Error: Incorrect UserName or Password Username Error: Please enter User Name Password Error: Please enter Password Sign in Forgot Password? Forgot Username? Sign in via OpenAthens Sign in via Shibboleth You already have access! Please proceed to your institution's subscription. Create a free profile for additional features.