Does anyone know what kind of condition this is....?

[Anna Lee]

Can anyone please take a look at this picture and tell me what kind of condition this is...?

My client's finger has been like this for over 6 months with the condition getting worse. The patch of dry skin on the side is now causing her nail plate to come away from her nail bed and she is getting extremely worried.

She has already been to the doctors and they said it was just dry skin condition, but yet didn't give her any medicine to treat it. She is not convinced.

Any ideas anyone...??

 

[magsham]

Can anyone please take a look at this picture and tell me what kind of condition this is...?

My client's finger has been like this for over 6 months with the condition getting worse. The patch of dry skin on the side is now causing her nail plate to come away from her nail bed and she is getting extremely worried.

She has already been to the doctors and they said it was just dry skin condition, but yet didn't give her any medicine to treat it. She is not convinced.

Any ideas anyone...??

I've got a sneeky suspicion it could be Psoriasis - i had a boyfriend who suffered from it on his nail beds and this is exactly how they looked.

 

[geeg]

I've got a sneeky suspicion it could be Psoriasis - i had a boyfriend who suffered from it on his nail beds and this is exactly how they looked.

Does it get worse when in water? Pus present anything like that?

It would be unusual to have psoriasis in just one finger! Usually all are affected and other parts of the body as well .. does she have a history of psoriasis? Looks like a yeast or fungal infection (Onychomycosis) which often only affects one nail while the others are quite normal. In any case, she should see a podiatrist and not be asking a nail technician when we are not trained to diagnose (even if we DO know lol).

 

[magsham]

Does it get worse when in water? Pus present anything like that?

It would be unusual to have psoriasis in just one finger! Usually all are affected and other parts of the body as well .. does she have a history of psoriasis?

My other half had it on his thumbs - none of his fingers were affected. Worth her having another check with her doc though.

 

[Gigit]

Is that a wart I see? Reminds me of HPV to be honest with you.

 

[geeg]

Does it really matter what any of us think??
The client needs to see a podiatrist if she is worried, not a nail technician.
Many nail conditions have similar characteristics and need testing to determine the exact nature of the fungus, virus, bacteria or whatever is causing the complaint.

 

[Anna Lee]

Does it really matter what any of us think??
The client needs to see a podiatrist if she is worried, not a nail technician.
Many nail conditions have similar characteristics and need testing to determine the exact nature of the fungus, virus, bacteria or whatever is causing the complaint.

Gigi, she has already seen the doctor, and they sent her off telling her its just a dry skin condition. She wasn't convinced so she came to me to ask if I had any clue to what it was. I told her that it looked a little more serious than just dry skin condition although I cant for sure tell her what it is.

I told her the best thing to do is to go back to her GP and insist on getting a sample of the nail and skin tested at a lab because it is the only way to be sure of what exactly it is. It is the only way to find a cure.

I'm sure I've already done the right thing, I just wondered if anyone on here knows what it is..
only for discussion and learning purposes.... :lol::lol::lol::hug::hug:

 

[dids]

I too think it looks like a wart. I have 2 clients with fingers like this. They have both been treating them as warts after advice from their GP

 

[lady R]

i have a client with this (well looks just like it) and hers is psoriasis. she has it only on her first fingers and little toes, wierd huh. when it flares up she can't wear enhancements but is fine when it re settles.

Hers also has days when it look like paint stripper has been put on her nails all dry and bubble holes and lumpy.....

hope that helps

 

[Gigit]

There is a wonderful creme called Aldara that works magic on warts of all kinds. My daughter had a few on her hand and freezing didn't work - Aldara worked and was painless. Her warts are still gone, too.

Warts are highly contagious. Glove up and make sure you are disinfecting any tools that touch this area.

 

[geeg]

Gigi, she has already seen the doctor, and they sent her off telling her its just a dry skin condition. She wasn't convinced so she came to me to ask if I had any clue to what it was. I told her that it looked a little more serious than just dry skin condition although I cant for sure tell her what it is.

I told her the best thing to do is to go back to her GP and insist on getting a sample of the nail and skin tested at a lab because it is the only way to be sure of what exactly it is. It is the only way to find a cure.

I'm sure I've already done the right thing, I just wondered if anyone on here knows what it is..
only for discussion and learning purposes.... :lol::lol::lol::hug::hug:

General Practitioners are notoriously clueless about nail conditions and disorders, which is why I mentioned to send your client to a podiatrist rather than a doctor. A podiatrist is a specialist in the area of hands and feet and nail disorders and diseases.

I can't see myself how we can learn or why any discussion about a photograph between untrained people who cannot diagnose can be useful for anything other than conjecture and ultimately confusing.

Three different technicians with three different 'ideas' of what they only 'think' it might be, no means of testing it and no proper diagnosis. To me what would be interesting is if the client went to a specialist and learned the proper diagnosis and then you post the outcome just to let us know.

 

[Anna Lee]

To me what would be interesting is if the client went to a specialist and learned the proper diagnosis and then you post the outcome just to let us know.

Of course Gigi...

I will wait for the proper diagnosis and post the outcome.

Thank you.. :hug::hug: