Móng tay giòn mỹ phẩm điều trị bệnh teo móng tay paronychia cấp Blistering viêm ngón ngoại biên mãn tính paronychia Onycholysis Bệnh vẩy nến liken phẳng Hai mươi loạn dưỡng móng tay vàng Onychogryphosis hội chứng móng tay móng cắn và mụn cóc onychotillomania Periungual | 13 Treatment of common nail disorders Antonella Tosti Robert Baran Rodney PR Dawber Eckart Haneke Brittle nails Cosmetic treatment of nail dystrophies Acute paronychia Blistering distal dactylitis Chronic paronychia Onycholysis Psoriasis Lichen planus Twenty-nail dystrophy Yellow nail syndrome Onychogryphosis Nail biting and onychotillomania Periungual warts Further reading The human nail chemically similar to horn and hoof is not essential to the survival of Homo sapiens but it has many important functions that are crucial for the efficient use of the hands and feet. It is also a prime route for the transmission of organisms both macro-and microscopic toxins irritants and allergens. Maintaining nail cleanliness is essential to many aspects of health. Nails of nurses may be the vehicle of transmission of severe and fatal infections especially in neonatal or intensive care units. Nurses should keep their nails short and avoid wearing artificial nails and nail varnishes. The nail is also important for beauty for many people cleanliness alone does not achieve aesthetic satisfaction. A multitude of products implements and procedures are now on sale to enhance the appearance of nails and finger tips. While the cosmetic industry encourages and caters for the trappings of nail care and adornment the motivation is probably innate nail beautification was an established practice in societies long past and the long finger nail often accentuated by gold and jewelled fingertip extenders was indicative of high rank and station in society. Thus for social cosmetic and cultural reasons and to aid normal function of digits with abnormal nails it is important to consider cosmetic podiatric or chiropody treatment for dystrophies in which cure is not possible. Many nail conditions require camouflage. Several factors should be taken into Treatment of common nail disorders 315 account the age of the patient the sex of the patient the type and origin of the dystrophy the part of the nail
