It may occur as a single event or subsequent bouts may cause further spread [2] it is derived from the greek words leuko 'white' and onyx 'nail' White spots on nails, also known as leukonychia, are usually harmless but may indicate a medical condition
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Dermatologists explain common causes and treatment.
The condition is generally harmless and can show up as white spots or streaks on your nails or an overall white discoloration, according to the cleveland clinic.
The condition causes patches of a light peachy color of any size, which can appear on any place on the body In particular, nonsegmental vitiligo, the common form, tends to progress, affecting more of the skin over time [8][9] vitiligo spots on the skin can also vary in pigmentation over long periods, although they will stay in relatively the. It is a harmless (benign) hyperplasia of melanocytes which is linear in its spread
This means the hyperplasia of melanocytes is restricted to the cell layer directly above the basement membrane of the epidermis. These are localized white spots on skin which may affect any area of the body, but these white spots are quite stable lesions [2] in the majority of patients, the lesions are not completely achromic, but are hypopigmented and resemble splashed paint [6] if there is hair in an affected.
Bier spots are small, light macules usually found on the arms and legs of young adults, in which the intervening skin may seem erythematous but blanches with pressure so that these light macules disappear
863 this is a benign physiologic vascular anomaly of no significance clinically Leukonychia (or leuconychia) is a medical term for white discoloration appearing on nails
