half and half nails. white coloration of the proximal half of the nail plate and sharply defined red or brown coloration of the distal half of the nail plate. finger and toenails are affected. the milky white coloration of the free-standing nail plate indicates a simultaneous scleronychia.
Leuconychia striata: General view: Whitish horizontal stripes in the nail plates in a 48-year-old female patient with Raynaud's symptoms existing since 6 months; slight acrocyanosis.
Leuconychia striata: Detail: The 48-year-old patient reported a color change (blue-white) of the finger ends within the last 6 months and additionally noticed the formation of white horizontal stripes on the nail plate.
half and half nail: zonal, sharply bordered white coloration of the proximal and brown coloration of the distal nail plate. slight acrocyanosis. no underlying disease remembered. known is a polyneuropathy
Illustration was kindly provided by Dr. med. H. Luther/Essen.
Meesche transverse ligaments: 56 year old woman. 3 months before the present picture was taken, the patient had severe bronchitis. The symmetrical white transverse ligament of all fingernails indicates the temporary, systemic disturbance of the organism. Picture from the collection of Dr. med. Eva Kämmerer
Half and half nail: Zonal, slightly blurred white coloration of the proximal and brown coloration of the distal nail plate; no underlying disease known.
Meese transverse ligaments: Pre-existing Sézary syndrome. Distinct whitish transverse ligaments of the nails, of which proximally situated discrete leukonychia.
Please login to access all articles, images, and functions.
Our content is available exclusively to medical professionals. If you have already registered, please login. If you haven't, you can register for free (medical professionals only).
Please complete your registration to access all articles and images.
To gain access, you must complete your registration. You either haven't confirmed your e-mail address or we still need proof that you are a member of the medical profession.