Leukonychia

Leukonychia
Other namesWhite nails or Milk spots[1]
SpecialtyDermatology

Leukonychia (or leuconychia) is a medical term for white discoloration appearing on nails.[2] It is derived from the Greek words leuko 'white' and onyx 'nail'. The most common cause is injury to the base of the nail (the matrix) where the nail is formed.

  1. ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. p. 789. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  2. ^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. pp. 658–59. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.
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