BLUE |
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Aniline poisoning (blue-violet) Cyanide (diffuse dark blue) Drugs (systemic effects)
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YELLOW |
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Bichromates Chromium salts (ochreous) Dinitro-orthocresol Drugs
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WHITE |
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Arsenic (bands) Anemia (diffuse) Cirrhosis (Terry’s nails) Congenital leukonychia (partial white) Darier’s disease
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Hypoalbuminemia (bands) Hypocalcemia Malnutrition (diffuse) Paraquat (bands) Pellagra (diffuse) Punctate leukonychia (spots) Renal disease, chronic Thallium Tinea Zinc deficiencies (diffuse) |
GRAY/BLACK |
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Ammoniated mercury (gray) Cyclophosphamide (black) Daunorubicin (black bands) Doxorubicin (black bands) Fungal infections Gold salts Hair dyes Malnutrition (black bands) |
Melanoma, subungual Mercury products Phenolphthalein (diffuse gray) Photographic developer (black) Proteus mirabilis infection Red wine (black) Silver (dark gray) Silver nitrate |
GREEN |
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Fungal infections Prophyllin |
Pseudomonas infection |
RED |
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Angioma Carbon monoxide Darier’s disease (longitudinal red & white striations) Glomus tumor |
Hemorrhage (red-brown) Nail namel Selenium Tetracycline |