“What is Terry’s nails?
Terry’s nails is when most of your fingernail or toenail looks white, like frosted glass, except for a thin brown or pink strip at the tip. People with Terry’s nails don’t have a half-moon shape (lunula) near their cuticles. Instead, nearly the whole nail looks washed out.”
0Terry’s nails appears as a mostly white or washed-out nailbed. Lindsay’s nails refers to nails that are half white and half brown or red.
Both Terry’s nails and Lindsay’s nails can be signs of an underlying condition. People with liver disease are more likely to have Terry’s nails. People with kidney disease are more likely to have Lindsay’s nails.”
“Some people develop Terry’s nails as part of typical aging. Experts think that people with Terry’s nails have fewer blood vessels near their nailbeds.
But Terry’s nails can be a symptom of an underlying medical condition, such as:
Cirrhosis.
Congestive heart failure.
Diabetes.
Kidney failure.
Viral hepatitis.“
Author
Cari