Nailed It! – Nail Abnormalities and CKD

After some discussion from the NEJM’s Image Challenge from several weeks ago. I decided to very quickly discuss the difference between Terry’s nails, Lidnsay’s nails, and Meurcke’s bands. The lunula (latin for “little moon”) is the hypopigmented semi-circle located at the base of the nail bed and is abnormal or obliterated in several conditions.  …
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