Nails may show signs of an expert on how the health of our bodies. Can identify important diseases such as diabetes or heart disease, which is why experts recommend consulting with a change in color or shape.
Nails that are easy to check, but the doctor should have knowledge of these signs, and patients should know that every change is a matter of consultation, because not all changes in the nails are onychomycosis, a fungal infection.
Dark spots, age spots, thin white lines, yellow, skin separation, peeling, poor growth, excessive bending, thinning to transparency close, lifting the edge, bleeding, inflammation of the lining or pink ribbons at the ends sign typical sign that something is wrong and should be consulted. Take one or more nails, together with the emergence of the disease or as an early sign it.
For example, although the skin doctor who will confirm the diagnosis, partial detachment at the edge of the nail (onycholysis) can advertise or hypothyroidism, myeloma, anemia, lung cancer or diabetes. The fall of the nail (onychomadesis), however, help identify the illness of fever, diabetes poorly controlled, excessive stress, pneumonia, psoriasis and adverse drug reactions.
The number of consultations increased from 60 to 70 percent when they go on television ads that encourage people to consult with a dermatologist when you have a problem with the nail. Because the nail is an important part of the aesthetics of women, they were the first to check.