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Not Sure How I Noticed This But All Of My

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2020

Question: Not sure how I noticed this but all of my toenails have these shallow raised lines. Its barely noticeable. Are you able to see them? Is it normal? I read about something called about XXXXXXX Lines but these go up the entire nail and aren't spaced out. Whats even more strange is they are only on my toes and not fingers. I am dealing with a bit of Alopecia Aereta in my beard. Possibly related?

Follow up: Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (0 minute later)

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Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Longitudinal striations, associated with alopecia areata

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to Ask A Doctor service.

I have gone through your query and reviewed the attached photographs.

These are longitudinal striations on the nail plate which are commonly seen in with atopy and alopecia areata.

There is nothing to worry about as they don’t have any serious implications.
They can reduce with time but usually persist for a few years.

Regards
Dr. Asmeet

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (33 minutes later)

thank you. is there a reason why they are only on my toes and not on my fingers?

Follow up: Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (3 minutes later)

were you also able to see the Horizontal lines as well? do you know what they are? may be difficult to see as they are not very noticeable.

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Welcome

Detailed Answer:
There is no specific reason for this but they are usually confined to the toe nails.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana