Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Onycholysis happens when your fingernail or toenail separates from its nail bed.

Chances are you’re experiencing a whitlow, a nasty infection that targets the fingers and thumbs, particularly around the nail beds and fingertips. While not exactly dinner conversation material ...

A fungal nail infection occurs when a fungus attacks a fingernail, a toenail, or the skin under the nail, called the nail bed. Photo credit: iStock/Getty Images It’s easy to ignore fungal nail ...

The most common cause of green nail syndrome is the superbug bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Famed for hard-to-treat ...

The infection invades the nail bed and underside of the nail ... Proximal subungual infections are uncommon but can affect both fingernails and toenails. Yellow spots appear at the base of ...

Distal and lateral subungual onychomycosis is also called DLSO. This is the most common form of onychomycosis. It is caused commonly be dermatophytes and may affect a healthy nail or one already ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Up to 20% of people who get COVID-19 experience skin and nail changes. COVID nails is a ...

Cuts around the nail bed or hangnails can also contribute ... If your ingrown fingernail progresses to an infection, pain and other symptoms can spread from the nail to nearby tissue.

Treatments for disappearing nail bed may include taping, topical medication, and more. Nails help protect fingers and toes from injury and infection. However, the nails themselves can sustain ...

The main complication associated with decompression is a small risk of infection in the residual ... pooled blood has separated it from its bed. A new fingernail can regrow in as little as 8 ...