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SPOON NAIL [1 record]

Record 1 1994-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Dystrophy of the fingernails, ... sometimes associated with iron deficiency anemia, in which they are thin and concave, with the edges raised.

OBS

The term "koilonychia" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Anomalie de la forme et de la solidité des ongles. L'altération de la forme est caractérisée par le relèvement des bords latéraux, la partie médiane déprimée devenant concave (ongles en cuiller). En outre, les ongles sont mous et présentent des fissures. La koïlonychie se voit souvent au cours des hyposidérémies.

OBS

Le terme "koïlonychie" a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Key term(s)
  • ongle en cuillère

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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