Physical findingsMuehrcke's Lines
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The evaluation and management of macronutrient deficiency dermatoses
2022, Journal of the American Academy of DermatologyCitation Excerpt :Other dermatologic diseases in the differential include atopic dermatitis, immunodeficiencies, and Langerhans cell histiocytosis.21 Nail findings associated with protein deficiency include dystrophy and Muehrcke’s lines.33,34 Muehrcke’s lines are classically associated with hypoalbuminemia.
Nail is Systemic Disorders: Main Signs and Clues
2021, Dermatologic ClinicsCitation Excerpt :The first association described and one of the main causes of Muehrcke’s lines is hypoalbuminemia (albumin <2.2 g/dL). Typically, Muehrcke’s lines disappear when the albumin levels return to normal and comes back if they decrease again.47,48 However, we can see Muehrcke’s lines in patients with normal albuminemia48 (Box 7).3,20,41,48
Nail semiology
2020, PielSkin manifestations of chronic kidney disease
2015, Actas Dermo-SifiliograficasCitation Excerpt :Therefore, no change in position occurs as the nail grows. It has also been observed in cases of cirrhosis, malnutrition and chemotherapy use.52 Lindsay nails (half and half).
Nail abnormalities associated with systemic pathologies
2013, Clinics in DermatologyNail disorders as signs of pediatric systemic disease
2012, Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health CareCitation Excerpt :Some authors believe with arsenic poisoning, Mee's lines represent arsenic deposition within the nail plate. Muehrcke's lines appear as paired narrow white transverse lines that present parallel to the lunula and disappear when pressure is applied to the nail plate.26 ( Fig 4).
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