Please Help!!

[Trudi]

Please will someone tell me what is ONYCHOPTOSIS i need to know the appearance and causes and treatment for this:!: Its my homework for college and this is the last nail disease i need to find out.How on earth im going to remember them i dont konw Any help would be great thanks from Trudi:wink2:

 

[talented talons]

Do you mean ONYCHOCRYPTOSIS??

if you do it means ingrown nail, which is more often seen on toes but can occur on fingers too.
Its basically where the nail is digging into the side wall right by the free edge. Can cause inflammation and a lot of pain, hope this helps.

 

[Betty Boo]

Just looked this up and it is a condition that is the result of disease or injury and involves the loss of one or mor nails.

Sorry can't help further

 

[Trudi]

Hi no its not the one where its an ingrowing toe nail!! i have spelt it right and it does have somethink to do with ur nail coming of from Trudi

 

[Trudi]

thankyou i found what i was looking for

 

[toodles]

Hi Trudi

Description from my course notes from college:

Onychoptosis is a periodic shedding of the whole nail or just part of it. It can affect several nails. May be associated with other conditions such as alopecia. If confined to one part of the nail it may be due to permanent damage of the matrix.

No clue what alopecia is though!!

Jeni

 

[NeetNailz]

Alopecia is "hair Loss"