What are Terry nails and Muehrcke nails?
- Terry nails are characterized by uniform white discoloration of the nail, with the distal 1 to 2 mm remaining pink.
- The white color results from abnormalities in the nail bed vasculature and is most commonly seen in patients with liver cirrhosis, heart disease, and diabetes.
- Muehrcke nails are characterized by double white transverse lines across the nails.
- They disappear when pressure is applied.
- These lines are also caused by abnormal vasculature of the nail bed.
- They are most commonly seen in liver disease associated with hypoalbuminemia.
