Differential Diagnosis for Fingernails brittle/thinner/splitting

31 possible diagnoses found. Too many? Narrow results

• Infectious Disorders (Specific Agent)

  • Meningococcal meningitis
  • Onychomycosis

• Neoplastic Disorders

  • Cronkhite-Canada syndrome

• Allergic, Collagen, Auto-Immune Disorders

  • Psoriasis
  • Dermatomyositis
  • Dermatomyositis/childhood type

• Metabolic, Storage Disorders

  • Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia

• Deficiency Disorders

  • Malnutrition, secondary
  • Iron deficiency anemia
  • Malnutrition/Starvation
  • Rickets (vitamin D deficiency)
  • Rickets/X-linked hypophosphatemic

• Congenital, Developmental Disorders

  • Cerebral gigantism of childhood (Sotos)

• Hereditary, Familial, Genetic Disorders

  • Craniofrontonasal Syndrome (CFNS)
  • Familial Vitamin D dependent Rickets

• Usage, Degenerative, Necrosis, Age Related Disorders

  • Osteoporosis, senile/postmenopausal

• Functional, Physiologic Variant Disorders

  • Soaps, excessive application/sensitive
  • Occupational disorders
  • Stress/Emotional/Physical

• Vegetative, Autonomic, Endocrine Disorders

  • Hyperthyroid status
  • Hyperthyroidism (Graves disease)
  • Hypothyroidism (myxedema)
  • Apathetic thyroid crisis
  • Hypoparathyroidism
  • Hypothyroidism, juvenile

• Reference to Organ System

  • Osteoporosis/osteopenia
  • Plummer-Vinson syndrome

• Drugs

  • Thyroid Administration/Toxicity
  • Selenium supplement/intake

• Poisoning (Specific Agent)

  • Selenium ingestion/toxicity
  • Selenious acid/gun bluing ingestion