Which condition is also known as spoon nails?

Which condition is also known as spoon nails?

• A. Koilonychia
• B. Onychophagy
• C. Onycholysis
• D. Onychia

Answer: (A)

Spoon nails describe a concave, spoon-like shape of the nail plate. This condition, Koilonychia, often signals iron deficiency anemia and can be seen with other nutritional deficiencies or chronic illnesses. It is distinct from nail biting (onychophagy), which wears down the edges; from onycholysis, where the nail plate separates from the nail bed; and from onychia, an infection causing redness and pus around the nail. So the term for spoon-shaped nails is Koilonychia.

Spoon nails describe a concave, spoon-like shape of the nail plate. This condition, Koilonychia, often signals iron deficiency anemia and can be seen with other nutritional deficiencies or chronic illnesses. It is distinct from nail biting (onychophagy), which wears down the edges; from onycholysis, where the nail plate separates from the nail bed; and from onychia, an infection causing redness and pus around the nail. So the term for spoon-shaped nails is Koilonychia.